cotinga

[ koh-ting-guh, kuh- ]

noun
  1. any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.

Origin of cotinga

1
1775–85; <New Latin <French <Tupi

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How to use cotinga in a sentence

  • The pompadour cotinga is entirely purple, except his wings, which are white, their four first feathers tipped with brown.

    Wanderings in South America | Charles Waterton
  • This cotinga is a solitary bird, and utters only a monotonous whistle, which sounds like quet.

    The Western World | W.H.G. Kingston
  • The pompadour cotinga has a purple body and white wings, their four first feathers tipped with brown.

    The Western World | W.H.G. Kingston
  • It embraces as sub-genera the cotinga proper, the Caterpillar-eaters, and the Chatterers.

    Reptiles and Birds | Louis Figuier
  • The genus cotinga is characterised by a short, flattened, curved, and stout bill.

    Reptiles and Birds | Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for cotinga

cotinga

/ (kəˈtɪŋɡə) /


noun
  1. any tropical American passerine bird of the family Cotingidae, such as the umbrella bird and the cock-of-the-rock, having a broad slightly hooked bill: Also called: chatterer

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