cotinga, chatterer
(noun) passerine bird of New World tropics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cotinga (plural cotingas)
Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the genus Cotinga
• 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
23 February 2025
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