tanager
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tan·a·ger
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Definition of tanager
: any of numerous chiefly tropical American oscine birds (family Thraupidae) that are often brightly colored and inhabit mostly woodlands — compare scarlet tanager
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Explore the outdoors Wildlife can be easily experienced in the Botanical Garden, home to an immense diversity of plants and animals like toucans, capuchin monkeys, capybaras, and tanagers. — National Geographic, "See Rio like a Nat Geo Explorer," 11 Mar. 2019 The wooded areas hold Eastern wood-pewees, summer tanagers and red-eyed vireos. — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, "Cowan’s Ford Wildlife Refuge is a perfect spot for leisurely birding | Charlotte Observer," 4 May 2018 In less than an hour, Supplee spots yellow warblers, summer tanagers, yellow-breasted chats and a Bell's vireo — the four birds Audubon is gathering data on. — Joshua Bowling, azcentral, "Program asks for public's help spotting, researching birds in regional counting project," 24 May 2018 The dawn chorus was productive, though, providing grasshopper sparrow, scarlet tanager, summer tanager and yellow-throated vireo, to name a few. — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, "Goal for a Big Day: Count as many bird species as you can find | Charlotte Observer," 14 May 2018 Local breeding birds such as wood thrushes, great crested flycatchers, red-eyed vireos and summer tanagers will be here in a few days. — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, "Spring comes sweeping in, and so do more migrants | Charlotte Observer," 4 Apr. 2018 Watch for birds: The park staff also notes that, for birders, the Painted Desert Visitor Center Plaza and the Painted Desert Rim Trail are good areas to see various species of birds, including western tanagers, hermit warblers and house finches. — Susan B. Barnes, USA TODAY, "Petrified Forest National Park: 10 tips for your visit," 28 Mar. 2018 The mornings after a front’s passage can be alive with warblers, vireos and tanagers zipping through the trees and shrubs. — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, "Fewer birds at your feeder? They’ll be back," 4 Oct. 2017 Dogwood fruits are an important food for migrating birds, especially fruit-loving migrants such as thrushes and tanagers. — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, "Dogwoods are magnets for migrating thrushes in fall," 13 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tanager.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tanager
noun
tan·a·ger
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Kids Definition of tanager
: a brightly colored mostly tropical bird that feeds on insects and fruit