English Dictionary: tanager | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tanager \Tan"a*ger\, n. [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian tangara.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing birds belonging to {Tanagra}, {Piranga}, and allied genera. The scarlet tanager ({Piranga erythromelas}) and the summer redbird ({Piranga rubra}) are common species of the United States. |