scarlet tanager


scarlet tanager

noun

Definition of SCARLET TANAGER

: a common American tanager (Piranga olivacea) with the male having scarlet plumage and black wings during the breeding season and the female having chiefly olive plumage

First Known Use of SCARLET TANAGER

1810

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