tityra · noun — A bird of the genus Tityra.
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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.
noun
- A bird of the genus Tityra.e.g.“In the scrubby woods that cover most of the Yucatan, suboscines such as the masked tityra, the bright-rumped attila, and the boat-billed flycatcher are all common.” — 1988 February 26, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:
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