tanager
tanager
Definition
tana·ger (tan′ə jər)
noun
any of a large family (Thraupidae) of small, New World passerine birds: the males usually are brilliantly colored
Etymology: ModL tanagra < Port tángara < Tupí tangara
tanager
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: Lunch is a welcome but ' edgy ' affair, as not everyone has seen the tanagers.
- speckle: Speckled Tanager: Noted only on 1 day, 2 on 25th.
- include: Highlights included several tanagers, Slaty-tailed Trogon, Long-tailed Woodcreeper and Yellow Warbler.
Adjective modifier
- colorful: We can hardly miss some of the colorful tanagers and manakins, and new birds will be coming thick and fast!
- several: Yellow-tailed Oriole was easy to identify along with Lineated Woodpecker and several common tanagers.
- hepatic: Hepatic Tanager - A pair seen well on the Blanchisseuse Road ( T ).
- Brazilian: We were immediately captivated by the tanagers, the most exotic of which were the Green-headed and the Brazilian Tanager.
- cherry-throated: Seeing Cherry-throated Tanager is, however, a very expensive joke.
- stunning: A stunning Andean tanager, and a strong contender for bird of the trip.
Modifies a noun
- specie: Peperpot is an excellent place to find an array of Flycatchers, several Tanager species and Great Potoo.
- flock: A tanager flock had Emerald, Bay-headed, Silver-throated and a Tawny-capped Euphonia.
Noun used with modifier
