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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also pita) a flat hollow unleavened bread which can be split and filled with salad etc. Etymology: mod.Gk, = a cake

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pitta Pit"ta (p[i^]t"t[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittid[ae]. 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. Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of various kinds.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pittas) Note: The spelling 'pita' is used in American English. Pitta or pitta bread is a type of bread in the shape of a flat oval. It can be split open and filled with food such as meat and salad. N-VAR