Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A South American tyrant-flycatcher of the genus Cybernetes or Gubernetes (which see, with cut), having a deeply forficate tail longer than the body. Also called yiperu.
  • noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus including these birds.

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  • Even crossword puzzle fans are unlikely ever to have encountered such words as manbarlak, morabukia, yetapa, yariyari, haiari, kakarali, and calolu, to cite only a few.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3 1983

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