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Meaning of COTINGA

Pronunciation:  kow'tinggu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  passerine bird of New World tropics
 
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 Synonyms: chatterer
 
 See Also: bellbird, Cephalopterus ornatus, cock of the rock, flycatcher, genus Cotinga, New World flycatcher, Rupicola peruviana, Rupicola rupicola, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, umbrella bird

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Co*tin"ga\ (k[-o]*t[-e][ng]"g[.a]), n. [Native South
American name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the family {Cotingid[ae]}, including numerous
bright-colored South American species; -- called also
{chatterers}.
 

 

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