PIRANGA RUBRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Piranga rubra mean? 

• PIRANGA RUBRA (noun)
  The noun PIRANGA RUBRA has 1 sense:

1. of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow

  Familiarity information: PIRANGA RUBRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIRANGA RUBRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Piranga rubra; summer redbird; summer tanager

Hypernyms ("Piranga rubra" is a kind of...):

tanager (any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males)

Holonyms ("Piranga rubra" is a member of...):

genus Piranga; Piranga (a genus of Thraupidae)