Tanager

['tænədʒə]

Definition

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

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Definition

(n.) 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.

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Definition

n. any tanagrine bird a member of the Tanagrid a family of the Passeriformes or perching birds closely allied to the finches.—n. Tan′āgra the name-giving genus of the family now restricted to about a dozen species.—adjs. Tan′āgrine Tan′āgroid.

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