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tanager

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tanager (noun)
  2. hepatic tanager (noun)
  3. Louisiana tanager (noun)
  4. scarlet tanager (noun)
  5. summer tanager (noun)
  6. western tanager (noun)

tan·a·ger

noun \ˈta-ni-jər\

Definition of TANAGER

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

New Latin tanagra, modification of Portuguese tangará, any of various birds of the suboscine family Pipridae, from Tupi tagará, taŋgará
First Known Use: 1801

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