Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: cotinga  kow'ting-gu
  1. Passerine bird of New World tropics, often with bright plumage
    "The vibrant blue cotinga stood out against the green foliage";
    - chatterer

Derived forms: cotingas

Type of: flycatcher, New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher

Part of: genus Cotinga

Encyclopedia: Cotinga