tanager

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males

Word Origin

tanager (n.)
small American oscine bird, 1844, earlier tanagra (1610s), from Modern Latin tanagra, alteration of Portuguese tangara, from Tupi (Brazil) tangara, a bird name of uncertain meaning.

Example

1. Common tanager of southwestern united states and mexico .
2. Virtually every day I 'll hear a western tanager .

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