GENUS PIRANGA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Piranga mean? 

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

1. a genus of Thraupidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PIRANGA (noun)

Meaning:

A genus of Thraupidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Piranga; Piranga

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Piranga"):

firebird; Piranga olivacea; redbird; scarlet tanager (the male is bright red with black wings and tail)

Piranga ludoviciana; western tanager (of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red)

Piranga rubra; summer redbird; summer tanager (of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow)

hepatic tanager; Piranga flava hepatica (common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico)

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

family Thraupidae; Thraupidae (tanagers)