cotinga

See also: Cotinga

English

A spangled cotinga (Cotinga cayana)

Etymology

From New Latin cotinga, from Old Tupi cutinga.

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Noun

cotinga (plural cotingas)

  1. Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae.
    • 1857, John Benwell, An Englishman's Travels in America‎[1]:
      Flocks of aquatic birds were to be seen on every side, the most numerous being the pelican, and a bird of the cotinga species, about the size of an English throstle, the plumage of which, being jet black and flamingo red, had a beautiful effect in the sunshine, as they flew or settled in thousands on the canes.
    • 1921, William Beebe, Edge of the Jungle‎[2]:
      Sheer color alone is powerful enough, but when heightened by contrast, it becomes still more effective, and I seemed to have secured, with two barrels, a cotinga and its shadow.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.tɛ̃.ɡa/
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Noun

cotinga m (plural cotingas)

  1. (ornithology) cotinga
    Cotinga de Daubenton.
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    • 1872, Édouard Charton, Le Tour du monde, volume 13:
      Sur une branche de l’arbre mort qui se dressait au centre de la plage, deux cotingas venaient de se poser.
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Portuguese

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from New Latin Cotinga.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

    Noun

    cotinga f (plural cotingas)

    1. cotinga (any of the neotropical passerine birds of the genus Cotinga)
      Synonym: anambé

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