Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tanager"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tanager \Tan"a*ger\, n. [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian
tangara.] (Zo["o]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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tanager
n : any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly
colored males
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