"cotinga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cotingas [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin cotinga, from Old Tupi cutinga. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|cotinga}} New Latin cotinga, {{der|en|tpw|cutinga}} Old Tupi cutinga Head templates: {{en-noun}} cotinga (plural cotingas)
  1. Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae Categories (lifeform): Cotingas Derived forms: cotingid, cotingine Translations (neotropical passerine bird of the family Cotingidae): kotinga [feminine] (Czech), kotinga (Estonian), kotinga (Finnish), kotinga (Hungarian), bławatnik (Polish), cotinga [feminine] (Portuguese), anambé [masculine] (Portuguese)

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