different between pipilo vs towhee

Latin

Verb

p?pil? (present infinitive p?pil?re); first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. I twitter, chirp.

Inflection

Descendants

References

• pipilo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pipilo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pipilo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• pipilo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

Imitative of the call of the eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?to?hi?/

Noun

towhee (plural towhees)

1. Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.

Usage notes

The taxonomical classification varies. Some authorities place all towhees in Pipilo, others place some in Melozone.

Translations

Further reading

• towhee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pipilo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pipilo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies