tanager
/tan-uh-jer/US // ˈtæn ə dʒər //UK // (ˈtænədʒə) //
箪食壶浆,棕熊,箪食瓢饮,箪笥
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also called true tanager . any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored, including the multicolored green-headed tanager , Tangara seledon, of South America.
- : cardinal.
Examples
The tanager was always a very shy bird; he did not like to be looked at.
I waited only for warm days to set free the tanager, and at last they came.
Dense foliage no more conceals the male bird's brilliant coat than it can the tanager's or oriole's.
At the time I did not notice the singularity of his remark, my attention being absorbed in contemplating the unfortunate tanager.
This rarely beautiful tanager, thanks to them, is now only an infrequent flash of beauty in our country roads.
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