tanager

English - Turkish

Definition of tanager in English Turkish dictionary

bir çeşit ispinoz

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tanagers

tanager

English - English

Definition of tanager in English English dictionary

Any of several American passerine birds, of the family Thraupidae, that inhabit forests

any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males

{i} any of a number of brightly colored songbirds native to the Western Hemisphere

The scarlet tanager (Piranga erythromelas) and the summer redbird (Piranga rubra) are common species of the United States

Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing birds belonging to Tanagra, Piranga, and allied genera

Any of 200-220 species (family Emberizidae) of New World songbirds inhabiting forests and gardens. Most species are 4-8 in. (10-20 cm) long and have a short neck. Bills vary in shape, but all are slightly toothed and hooked. Tanagers have brilliant plumage in reds, yellows, greens, blues, and black, sometimes strikingly patterned. Most species are arboreal; most eat fruit, and some eat insects. The scarlet, summer, and western tanagers breed in temperate North America. The hepatic tanager breeds from Arizona to central Argentina. Most other species are chiefly tropical

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hepatic tanager

common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico

scarlet tanager

A New World bird (Piranga olivacea) the male of which has bright scarlet plumage with a black tail and wings

scarlet tanager

the male is bright red with black wings and tail

summer tanager

A New World bird (Piranga rubra) that catches insects in flight and whose plumage is rose-red in the adult male and, in the female, yellowish olive-green above and light brownish-orange below

summer tanager

of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow

tanagers

plural of tanager

tanagers

thraupidae

western tanager

A tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) of western North America, the male of which is yellow with a red head and a black back

western tanager

of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red

Turkish - English

Definition of tanager in Turkish English dictionary

tanagers

Hyphenation

tan·a·ger

Etymology

[ 'ta-ni-j&r ] (noun.) 1688. New Latin tanagra, from Portuguese tangará, from Tupi.