mitu

noun

mi·​tu

ˈmēt(ˌ)ü

1

plural -s, archaic : an unidentifiable but probably gallinaceous Brazilian bird

2

[New Latin, from American Spanish mitú]

a

capitalized : a genus of curassows

b

-s : any curassow of the genus Mitu

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish (Argentina) mitú, from Guarani

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