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Webster 1913 Edition
Tanager
Tan′a-ger
(tăn′ȧ-jẽr)
, Noun.
[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.