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Definition of Tanager
1. Noun. Any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males.
Group relationships: Family Thraupidae, Thraupidae
Specialized synonyms: Firebird, Piranga Olivacea, Redbird, Scarlet Tanager, Piranga Ludoviciana, Western Tanager, Piranga Rubra, Summer Redbird, Summer Tanager, Hepatic Tanager, Piranga Flava Hepatica
Definition of Tanager
1. 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.
Definition of Tanager
1. Noun. Any of several American passerine birds, of the family ''Thraupidae'', that inhabit forests. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tanager
1. a brightly colored bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tanager
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanager
Literary usage of Tanager
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington, Smithsonian Institution (1908)
"~VA NEW RACE OF THE HEPATIC tanager. BY OUTRAM BANGS. Since first described by
Swainson in 1827,* ... The new form of the hepatic tanager may be known as ..."
2. Bird Portraits by Ernest Thompson Seton, Ralph Hoffmann (1901)
"The tanager is considered a rare bird, but it can always be found in suitable
situations, and in certain parts of the country is really a common bird. ..."
3. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"tanager. The tanagers, of which there are many kinds, are found only in ...
One of the most beautiful of them, the scarlet tanager, comes from Mexico in ..."
4. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Louisiana tanager; Western tanager; Crimson-headed tanager. Plumage of adult
male: wings with two broad yellow bands; rump and lower parts yellow; back, ..."
5. Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-life in Plain English for Beginners by Mabel Osgood Wright (1897)
""The tanager children are curious things. Sometimes they wear coats of many ...
Now, Mother tanager is greenish and yellow, and Father tanager is scarlet ..."
6. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"Summer resident The gorgeous coloring of the scarlet tanager has been its snare
... This rarely beautiful tanager, thanks to them, is now only an infrequent ..."
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