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n. Any of several brightly colored perching birds of the family Pittidae that live in forests of Asia, Australia, and Africa and have a strong bill, short tail, and long legs.

n. Alternative spelling of pita.

n. any passerine belonging to the taxonomical family Pittidae

n. Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidæ. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old World ant thrushes; but they are not related to the true thrushes.

n. The typical genus of Pittidæ, including most of the Old World ant-thrushes, as P. coronata. Also called Citta. See Brachyurus, and cut under Pittidæ.

n. Any member of this genus.

n. any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills

"The word 'pizza', meaning a food item, is obviously identical to 'pitta' - flat unleavened Greek bread."

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