Cotinga

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cotinga \Co*tin"ga\ (k[-o]*t[-e][ng]"g[.a]), n. [Native South
     American name.] (Zool.)
     A bird of the family {Cotingid[ae]}, including numerous
     bright-colored South American species; -- called also
     {chatterers}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cotinga
       n : passerine bird of New World tropics [syn: {chatterer}]