English-Thai Dictionary
tanager
N นก ขนาดเล็ก ตระกูล Thraupidae ตัวผู้ มี ขน สี สดใส nok-ka-nd-lek
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TANAGER
Tan "a *ger, n. Etym: [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian tangara.](Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tanager
tan a ger |ˈtanəjər ˈtænəʤər | ▶noun a small American songbird of the bunting family, the male of which typically has brightly colored plumage. [Family Emberizidae (subfamily Thraupinae ): many genera, in particular Tangara, and numerous species. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally as tangara ): from Tupi tangará, later refashioned on the pattern of the modern Latin genus name Tanagra .
Oxford Dictionary
tanager
tanager |ˈtanədʒə | ▶noun a small American songbird of the bunting family, the male of which typically has brightly coloured plumage. ●Family Emberizidae (subfamily Thraupinae ): many genera, in particular Tangara, and numerous species. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally as tangara ): from Tupi tangará, later refashioned on the pattern of the modern Latin genus name Tanagra .
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