单词 | tanager |
释义 | tanager[ tan-uh-jer ] / ˈtæn ə dʒər / nounAlso called true tanager . any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Thraupidae (tanager family), the males of which are usually brightly colored, including the multicolored green-headed tanager , Tangara seledon, of South America. cardinal (def. 3). Origin of tanagerFirst recorded in 1605–15; from New Latin tanagra, metathetic variant of Tupi tangara Words nearby tanagerTamworth, tan, tan-1, tana, Tanach, tanager, Tanagra, Tanagra figurine, tanagrine, Tanaina, Tanaka Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tanagerBritish Dictionary definitions for tanagertanager / (ˈtænədʒə) / nounany American songbird of the family Thraupidae, having a short thick bill and a brilliantly coloured male plumage Word Origin for tanagerC19: from New Latin tanagra, based on Tupi tangara Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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