scarlet tanager

noun

Piranga olivacea, a medium-sized American songbird. Adult males are crimson-red with black wings and tail.

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Piranga olivacearedbirdfirebird
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Meanings

nounscarlet tanager (plural scarlet tanagers)

plural scarlet tanagers

  1. Piranga olivacea, a medium-sized American songbird. Adult males are crimson-red with black wings and tail.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe male is bright red with black wings and tail

Similar
Piranga olivacearedbirdfirebird
Broader
tanager
Also see
firebirdredbirdwarbird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech tangara šarlatová
  • tangara šarlatováP. olivacea
Polish piranga szkarłatna
  • piranga szkarłatnaP. olivacea
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Chicago

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