n.
Pronunciation: ' ta-ni-j ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin tanagra, modification of Portuguese tangará, any of various birds of the suboscine family Pipridae, from Tupi tagará, ta ŋ gará
Date: 1801
: any of numerous chiefly tropical American oscine birds (family Thraupidae) that are often brightly colored and inhabit mostly woodlands ― compare SCARLET TANAGER