Meanings
plural cotingas
- Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae.
Sheer color alone is powerful enough, but when heightened by contrast, it becomes still more effective, and I seemed to have secured, with two barrels, a cotinga and its shadow.
1921, William Beebe, Edge of the Jungle1 more example
Flocks of aquatic birds were to be seen on every side, the most numerous being the pelican, and a bird of the cotinga species, about the size of an English throstle, the plumage of which, being jet black and flamingo red, had a beautiful effect in the sunshine, as they flew or settled in thousands on the canes.
1857, John Benwell, An Englishman's Travels in America
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpasserine bird of New World tropics
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Tupicutinga
- New Latincotinga
- Englishcotinga
From New Latin cotinga, from Old Tupi cutinga.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech kotinga
- kotinganeotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Estonian kotinga
- kotinganeotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Finnish kotinga
- kotinganeotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Hungarian kotinga
- kotinganeotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Japanese 飾鳥
- 飾鳥 (kazari-dori)neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Polish bławatnik
- bławatnikneotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Portuguese cotinga, anambé
- cotinganeotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
- anambéneotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Russian коти́нга
- коти́нга (kotínga)neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
Welsh cotinga
- cotinganeotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
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Cite this entry
cotinga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotinga
“cotinga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotinga. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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