"tityra" meaning in All languages combined

See tityra on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tityras [plural]
Etymology: Originally a genus name used for the Black-tailed Tityra, Tityra cayana, of South America, referring to the rustic shepherd character Tityrus in Virgil's Eclogues, in allusion to the noisy, aggressive behaviour of the bird. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Tityra cayana|species}} Tityra cayana Head templates: {{en-noun}} tityra (plural tityras)
  1. A bird of the genus Tityra Categories (lifeform): Suboscines

Inflected forms

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