English Explanatory Dictionary

tanager

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests within the family Thraupidae.

Pronunciation

/ˈtænəd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tanager.wav

Word forms

tanager tanagers

Etymology

From translingual Tanagra, from Portuguese tangará, from Old Tupi tangará.

Derived words

ant tanager beryl-spangled tanager chat-tanager dusky bush tanager fulvous-headed tanager hepatic tanager Hispaniolan tanager Louisiana tanager magpie tanager masked crimson tanager mitrospingid tanager Puerto Rican tanager red tanager scarlet-browed tanager scarlet tanager shrike-tanager summer tanager swallow tanager tanagrine thrush-tanager true tanager western tanager
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