scarlet tanager

scarlet tanager
an American tanager, Piranga olivacea, the male of which is bright red with black wings and tail during the breeding season. See illus. under tanager.
[1800-10, Amer.]

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  • scarlet tanager — ☆ scarlet tanager n. a songbird (Piranga olivacea) native to the U.S., the male of which has a scarlet body and black wings and tail …   English World dictionary

  • Scarlet Tanager — Taxobox name = Scarlet Tanager image width = 220px image caption = Adult male status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves gfdgdgfdgdfgfdg| ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri infraordo = Passerida… …   Wikipedia

  • scarlet tanager — žalsvoji piranga statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Piranga olivacea angl. scarlet tanager vok. Scharlachtangare, f rus. красно чёрная пиранга, f pranc. tangara écarlate, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pirangos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • scarlet tanager — noun Date: 1810 a common American tanager (Piranga olivacea) with the male having scarlet plumage and black wings during the breeding season and the female having chiefly olive plumage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scarlet tanager — scar′let tan′ager n. orn a tanager, Piranga olivacea, that breeds in E North America: the male in spring and summer is scarlet with black wings and tail • Etymology: 1800–10, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • scarlet tanager — noun the male is bright red with black wings and tail • Syn: ↑Piranga olivacea, ↑redbird, ↑firebird • Hypernyms: ↑tanager • Member Holonyms: ↑Piranga, ↑genus Piranga …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scarlet — Scar let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread. [1913 Webster] {Scarlet admiral} (Zo[ o]l.), the red admiral. See under {Red}. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers; scarlet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scarlet admiral — Scarlet Scar let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread. [1913 Webster] {Scarlet admiral} (Zo[ o]l.), the red admiral. See under {Red}. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scarlet fever — Scarlet Scar let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread. [1913 Webster] {Scarlet admiral} (Zo[ o]l.), the red admiral. See under {Red}. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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