COTINGA

cotinga, chatterer

(noun) passerine bird of New World tropics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cotinga (plural cotingas)

Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the genus Cotinga

Anagrams

• angio-CT, coating, cognati, tacoing

Source: Wiktionary


Co*tin"ga (k-tn"g), n. Etym: [Native South American name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A bird of the family Cotingidæ, including numerous bright- colored South American species; -- called also chatterers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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