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Definition of Scarlet tanager
1. Noun. The male is bright red with black wings and tail.
Exact synonyms: Firebird, Piranga Olivacea, Redbird
Generic synonyms: Tanager
Group relationships: Genus Piranga, Piranga
Generic synonyms: Tanager
Group relationships: Genus Piranga, Piranga
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarlet Tanager
Literary usage of Scarlet tanager
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public School Methods (1921)
"(5) scarlet tanager. Someone says that the flight of this bird through the trees
is "like a brand plucked from tropical flame." Be that as it may, ..."
2. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"The scarlet tanager does not like cold weather, and goes southward early in
September, flying usually by night. It is a very beautiful pet, but hard to tame ..."
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