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tanager - What does it mean?

Definition of 'tanager'

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia)
  • Any of several American passerine birds, of the family Thraupidae, that inhabit forests.
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  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • Derived terms

    * tanagrine

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