See Also: Babi(dictionary)

kiskadee (iou) and Babi (iou)


kiskadee (iou)



kiskadee noun. . L19.
[Imit. of the bird's call.]
Any of various tyrant flycatchers of Central and S. America; esp. (more fully great kiskadee) the large Pitangus sulphuratus, which has a black and white striped head and yellow underparts.

Babi (iou)



Babi noun. ['b¨»:bi] M19.
[Persian, from Arab. bab intermediary, lit. 'gate'. The title Bab was assumed by the founder.]
A member of a Persian eclectic sect founded in 1844, emphasizing the coming of a new prophet or messenger of God, and from which Baha'ism developed.
Babism noun the doctrine or practice of the Babis M19.
Babist noun & adjective (a) noun a Babi; (b) adjective of or pertaining to the Babis: M19.
Babite noun a Babi E20.