"pitohui" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pitohuis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pitohui (plural pitohuis)
  1. 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. Translations (Pitohui spp.): pištec [masculine] (Czech), pitohui (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pitohui-en-noun-cn4aB4qs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Old World orioles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Old World orioles: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'Pitohui spp.': 59 41
  2. One of several birds of similar appearance, now taxonomically separated from Pitohui proper and placed in families Oreoicidae and Pachycephalidae.
    Sense id: en-pitohui-en-noun-aPY770Ly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: black pitohui (alt: Melanorectes nigrescens), crested pitohui (alt: Ornorectes cristatus), hooded pitohui (taxonomic: Pitohui dichrous), Raja Ampat pitohui (taxonomic: Pitohui cerviniventris), rusty pitohui (alt: Pseudorectes ferrugineus), variable pitohui (taxonomic: Pitohui uropygialis), white-bellied pitohui (alt: Pseudorectes incertus)

Inflected forms

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