Main Entry: tan·a·ger

Pronunciation: \ˈta-ni-jər\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin tanagra, modification of Portuguese tangará, any of various birds of the suboscine family Pipridae, from Tupi tagará, taŋgará

Date: 1801

: any of numerous chiefly tropical American oscine birds (family Thraupidae) that are often brightly colored and inhabit mostly woodlands — compare scarlet tanager