I. ˈtanəgrə, təˈnagrə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a genus of small fruit-eating tropical American tanagers having variegated coloring and short tails and broad gapes — see euphonia
II. noun
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Etymology: from Tanagra, town in the ancient republic of Boeotia, east central Greece
1. or tanagra figurine usually capitalized T : one of many small terra-cotta statuettes often representing people of fashion discovered in ancient tombs principally in Boeotia and highly prized by collectors
2. often capitalized : castilian brown