Pipra \Pi"pra\, n.; pl. {Pipras}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woodpecker.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds belonging to {Pipra} and allied genera, of the family {Piprid[ae]}. The male is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South America.
Pipra n : type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins [syn: {genus Pipra}]