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Tupi

tangara

a bird name

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A single paradise tanager perched side-on on a slender leafy branch, its lime-green head, black back, turquoise underparts and scarlet rump clearly visible.
noun

tanager

TAN-ih-jer/ˈtænɪdʒər/

A small, often brightly colored songbird of the Americas.

Etymology
tanagerTupia bird name

Tupi tangara was already a bird name, but its underlying meaning is uncertain. It supplies the name rather than a known description of the birds’ bright coloring.

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