tanager

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tanager - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tanager \Tan"a*ger\, n. [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian
     tangara.] (Zool.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

tanager - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tanager
      n 1: any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly
           colored males