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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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