asity

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noun

Any member of the family Philepittidae of small suboscine passerine birds.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounasity (plural asities)

plural asities

  1. Any member of the family Philepittidae of small suboscine passerine birds.

Origin

From Malagasy (Sakalava dialect) asity, asaity.

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Translations

Finnish asitti
  • asittibird of the family Philepittidae
Cite this entry
APA

asity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asity

MLA

“asity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asity.

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