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pitohui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pito-hui
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of the genus Pitohui in the family Oriolidae (formerly in Pachycephalidae), endemic to New Guinea, some of which have powerful batrachotoxins in skin and feathers.

noun

One of several birds of similar appearance, now taxonomically separated from Pitohui proper and placed in families Oreoicidae and Pachycephalidae.

Inflected Forms

pitohuis (plural)

Phrases

black pitohui crested pitohui hooded pitohui Raja Ampat pitohui rusty pitohui variable pitohui white-bellied pitohui

Questions

What does pitohui mean?
A bird of the genus Pitohui in the family Oriolidae (formerly in Pachycephalidae), endemic to New Guinea, some of which have powerful batrachotoxins in skin and feathers.

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