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tanager
[ tan-uh-jer ]
/ ˈtæn ə dʒər /
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noun
Also called true tanager . any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Thraupidae (tanager family), the males of which are usually brightly colored, including the multicolored green-headed tanager , Tangara seledon, of South America.
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Origin of tanager
First recorded in 1605–15; from New Latin tanagra, metathetic variant of Tupi tangara
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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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