tanager en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtæ.nə.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtæ.nə.d͡ʒəɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From translingual Tanagra, from Portuguese tangará, from Old Tupi tangará.
Meanings
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Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests within the family Thraupidae.
Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Afterglow”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 168:I’m remembering that time when there was a mourning warbler on that chip path 15 years ago and I remember the scarlet tanagers last week. That’s what I think about when I’m in the park.
2023 June 19, Morgan Jerkins, quoting Christian Cooper, “‘She doesn’t have the power’: Central Park birdwatcher Christian Cooper on why racist ‘incident’ won’t define him”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tanagers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dusky bush tanager · masked crimson tanager · western tanager · hepatic tanager · swallow tanager · Hispaniolan tanager · chat-tanager · magpie tanager · red tanager · true tanager · fulvous-headed tanager · summer tanager · mitrospingid tanager · ant tanager · shrike-tanager · thrush-tanager · tanagrine · Puerto Rican tanager · scarlet tanager · beryl-spangled tanager · Louisiana tanager · scarlet-browed tanager
Hypernyms
Translations (10)
fi tangara (American passerine birds) · ca tàngara (American passerine birds) · de Tangare (American passerine birds) · ko 풍금조 (American passerine birds) · es tángara (American passerine birds) · pt saí (American passerine birds) · ja 風琴鳥 (American passerine birds) · ru танагровые (American passerine birds) · pt saíra (American passerine birds) · cy tanagr (American passerine birds)