TANAGER


Meaning of TANAGER in English

[ 'tanədʒə ]

■ noun a brightly coloured American songbird of the bunting family. [Subfamily Thraupinae: numerous species.]

Origin

C17 (orig. as tangara ): from Tupi tangará , later refashioned on the mod. L. genus name Tanagra .

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