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Thraupidae

noun

tanagers

• Syn: ↑family Thraupidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres

• Member Meronyms: ↑tanager, ↑Piranga, ↑genus Piranga

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\\ˈthrȯpəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Thraupis, type genus (from Greek thraupis, a small bird) + -idae

: a family of passerine birds comprising the tanagers and closely related to Fringillidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.