Piririgua

Piririgua
Piririgua Pi`ri*ri"gua, n. [From the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American bird ({Guira guira}) allied to the cuckoos. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • piririgua — |pirərē|gwä noun ( s) Etymology: Portuguese piririguá, from Guarani : a largely buff and brown So. American cuckoo (Guira guira) resembling the anis in habit …   Useful english dictionary

  • piririgua — pir·i·ri·gua …   English syllables

  • Guira guira — Piririgua Pi ri*ri gua, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South American bird ({Guira guira}) allied to the cuckoos. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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