Pitta

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Translingual

Pitta sordida

Etymology

From Telugu పిట్ట (piṭṭa).

Proper noun

Pitta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pittidae – many of the pittas.

Usage notes

Following a 2006 study, a number of species previously in Pitta were reclassified into two newly created genera within family Pittidae.

Hyponyms

References

  • Pitta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Pitta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Pitta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006) “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta, volume 35, →DOI, pages 567–580

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Pitta.

Proper noun

Pitta (plural Pittas)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pitta is the 41426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Pitta is most common among White (72.95%), Asian/Pacific Islander (12.38%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.62%) individuals.

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Further reading

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pitta m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Further reading