Pitta
See also: pitta
Translingual
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Pitta sordida
Etymology
From Telugu పిట్ట (piṭṭa).
Proper noun
Pitta f
- 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
- (genus): Pitta anerythra, Pitta angolensis, Pitta brachyura, Pitta dohertyi, Pitta elegans, Pitta iris, Pitta maxima, Pitta megarhyncha, Pitta moluccensis, Pitta nympha, Pitta reichenowi, Pitta sordida, Pitta steerii, Pitta superba, Pitta versicolor (species)
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)
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pitta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Pitta m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022