tanager

[ tan-uh-jer ]

/ ˈtæn ə dʒər /

noun

any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.

Words nearby tanager

tan rot, tan someone's hide, tan-tung, tana, tanach, tanager, tanagra, tanagra figurine, tanagrine, tanaina, tanaka

Origin of tanager

1605–15; < New Latin tanagra, metathetic variant of Tupi tangara

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Examples from the Web for tanager

Its song is much like that of its relative the tanager, and its general habits and manners are nearly the same.
Riverby|John Burroughs
I remember well finding my first nest of the tanager after several years of search.
Trails and Tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland|William S. Thomas
A noticeable fact about this tanager is that it seems to be extending its range.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire|Edward Sylvester Ellis
Marcilianum is now Sala, in the valley of the Calore (Tanager).
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)

Next door to the tanager lived a robin, a big, rollicking, fun-loving fellow who considered such a retiring personage fair game.
In Nesting Time|Olive Thorne Miller

British Dictionary definitions for tanager

tanager

/ (ˈtænədʒə) /

noun

any American songbird of the family Thraupidae, having a short thick bill and a brilliantly coloured male plumage

Word Origin for tanager

C19: from New Latin tanagra, based on Tupi tangara

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