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tanager
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Tanager
(gcide) | Tanager \Tan"a*ger\, n. [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian
tangara.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing birds
belonging to Tanagra, Piranga, and allied genera. The
scarlet tanager (Piranga erythromelas) and the summer
redbird (Piranga rubra) are common species of the United
States.
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tanager
(wn) | tanager
n 1: any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly
colored males |
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hepatic tanager
(encz) | hepatic tanager, n: |
scarlet tanager
(encz) | scarlet tanager, n: |
summer tanager
(encz) | summer tanager, n: |
tanager
(encz) | tanager, |
western tanager
(encz) | western tanager, n: |
Scarlet tanager
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), the red admiral. See under Red.
-- Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus
multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.
Scarlet fever (Med.), a contagious febrile disease
characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet
rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in
desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.
Scarlet fish (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), any one of numerous species of bright
red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss,
especially Thombidium holosericeum and allied species.
The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.
Scarlet oak (Bot.), a species of oak (Quercus coccinea)
of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color
of its leaves in autumn.
Scarlet runner (Bot.), the scarlet bean.
Scarlet tanager. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Summer tanager
(gcide) | Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin
to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &
Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.
sam[=a] year. [root]292.]
The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly
upon any region; the warmest period of the year.
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Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to
include the months of June, July, and August.
Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern
hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about
June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about
September 22d.
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Indian summer, in North America, a period of warm weather
late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and
by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,
especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably
from the custom of the Indians of using this time in
preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.
Saint Martin's summer. See under Saint.
Summer bird (Zool.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]
Summer colt, the undulating state of the air near the
surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]
Summer complaint (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal
disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by
heat and indigestion.
Summer coot (Zool.), the American gallinule. [Local, U.S.]
Summer cypress (Bot.), an annual plant (Kochia Scoparia)
of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded
leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.
Summer duck. (Zool.)
(a) The wood duck.
(b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of Wood duck,
under Wood.
Summer fallow, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the
summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.
Summer rash (Med.), prickly heat. See under Prickly.
Summer sheldrake (Zool.), the hooded merganser. [Local,
U.S.]
Summer snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The dunlin.
(b) The common European sandpiper.
(c) The green sandpiper.
Summer tanager (Zool.), a singing bird (Piranga rubra)
native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male
is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and
yellow beneath. Called also summer redbird.
Summer teal (Zool.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]
Summer wheat, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures
during the summer following. See Spring wheat.
Summer yellowbird. (Zool.) See Yellowbird.
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hepatic tanager
(wn) | hepatic tanager
n 1: common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
[syn: hepatic tanager, Piranga flava hepatica] |
scarlet tanager
(wn) | scarlet tanager
n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn:
scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, redbird,
firebird] |
summer tanager
(wn) | summer tanager
n 1: of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red
the female mostly yellow [syn: summer tanager, {summer
redbird}, Piranga rubra] |
tanager
(wn) | tanager
n 1: any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly
colored males |
western tanager
(wn) | western tanager
n 1: of western North America; male is black and yellow and
orange-red [syn: western tanager, Piranga ludoviciana] |
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