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Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins;
[syn: Pipra, genus Pipra]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pipra \Pi"pra\, n.; pl. Pipras. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woodpecker.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds belonging to Pipra and allied genera, of the family Piprid[ae]. The male is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South America. [1913 Webster]
