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cotinga

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

passerine bird of New World tropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chatterer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant bird

Narrower terms: cock of the rock, Rupicola rupicola, Rupicola peruviana, bellbird, umbrella bird, Cephalopterus ornatus

History

Etymology

From New Latin cotinga, from Old Tupi cutinga.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kotinga — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Estonian: kotinga — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Finnish: kotinga — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Hungarian: kotinga — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Japanese: 飾鳥 (kazari-dori) — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Polish: bławatnik — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Portuguese: cotinga — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Portuguese: anambé — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae
  • Russian: коти́нга (kotínga) — neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae