"pitangua" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pitanguas [plural]
Etymology: Tupian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|tup}} Tupian Head templates: {{en-noun}} pitangua (plural pitanguas)
  1. The boat-billed flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua. Categories (lifeform): Tyrant flycatchers

Inflected forms

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