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tanagra

I. \\ˈtanəgrə, təˈnagrə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin

: a genus of small fruit-eating tropical American tanagers having variegated coloring and short tails and broad gapes — see euphonia

II. noun (-s)

Etymology: from Tanagra, town in the ancient republic of Boeotia, east central Greece

1. or tanagra figurine usually capitalized T : one of many small terra-cotta statuettes often representing people of fashion discovered in ancient tombs principally in Boeotia and highly prized by collectors

2. often capitalized : castilian brown

Useful english dictionary. 2012.