Definition of tanager Tanager
tan•a•ger
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What does tanager mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tanagers |
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| tanager - any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males | ||
| oscine, oscine bird passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus | ||
| family thraupidae, thraupidae tanagers | ||
| piranga olivacea, scarlet tanager, redbird, firebird the male is bright red with black wings and tail | ||
| piranga ludoviciana, western tanager of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red | ||
| piranga rubra, summer redbird, summer tanager of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tanager (Noun)
Any of several American passerine birds, of the family Thraupidae, that inhabit forests.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tanager (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tanager
tan′ā-jėr, n. any tanagrine bird, a member of the Tanagridæ, a family of the Passeriformes or perching birds, closely allied to the finches.—n. Tan′āgra, the name-giving genus of the family, now restricted to about a dozen species.—adjs. Tan′āgrine, Tan′āgroid. [Braz. tangara.]
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🔤- tanager, noun, singular of tanagers.
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