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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. 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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