any of a large family (Thraupidae) of small, New World passerine birds: the males usually are brilliantly colored
Origin of tanager
Modern Latin tanagra from Portuguese tángara from Tupí tangaratanager
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tanager
noun
- Any of various songbirds of the family Thraupidae of the Americas, often having brightly colored plumage in the male.
- Any of various similar birds of the family Cardinalidae, such as the scarlet tanager.
Origin of tanager
New Latin tanagra alteration of Portuguese tangará from Tupí tanagoráTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural tanagers) Tanager on Wikipedia.
- Any of several American passerine birds, of the family Thraupidae, that inhabit forests.
Origin
From New Latin Tanagra, from Portuguese tangara, from Old Tupi tangara.
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