TANAGRA


Meaning of TANAGRA in English

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

( -s )

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.