TANAGER

tanager

(noun) any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tanager (plural tanagers)

Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests, formerly all within the family Thraupidae, but now with some species placed in other families with birds such as finches and cardinals.

Anagrams

• granate, tangare

Source: Wiktionary


Tan"a*ger, n. Etym: [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian tangara.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing birds belonging to Tanagra, Piranga, and allied genera. The scarlet tanager (Piranga erythromelas) and the summer redbird (Piranga rubra) are common species of the United States.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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