cotinga [kəˈtɪŋgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any tropical American passerine bird of the family Cotingidae, such as the umbrella bird and the cock-of-the-rock, having a broad slightly hooked bill Also called chatterer
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| Noun | 1. |  cotinga - passerine bird of New World tropicsNew World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing genus Cotinga - type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas Rupicola rupicola, cock of the rock - tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest cock of the rock, Rupicola peruviana - bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola bellbird - any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call Cephalopterus ornatus, umbrella bird - black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle |
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