pipiri

noun

pip·​i·​ri

variants or less commonly pippiree

¦pipə¦rē

or pitirri

¦pitə¦rē

plural -s

: any of several West Indian flycatchers

especially : gray kingbird

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish pipirí, of imitative origin

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