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PRONUNCIATION OF COTINGA

cotinga  [kəˈtɪŋɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COTINGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cotinga is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COTINGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cotinga

Cotinga

The cotingas are a large family of passerine bird species found in Central America and tropical South America. Cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges, which mostly eat fruit or insects and fruit. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. They may be the most diverse passerine family in body size, ranging from the 8-cm kinglet calyptura to the 50-cm male Amazonian umbrellabird, although the smaller bird may not be a true cotinga.

Definition of cotinga in the English dictionary

The definition of cotinga in the dictionary is any tropical American passerine bird of the family Cotingidae, such as the umbrella bird and the cock-of-the-rock, having a broad slightly hooked bill Also called: chatterer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COTINGA


alcheringa
ˌæltʃəˈrɪŋɡə
anhinga
ænˈhɪŋɡə
barasinga
ˌbærəˈsɪŋɡə
barasingha
ˌbærəˈsɪŋɡə
befinger
bɪˈfɪŋɡə
caatinga
kɑːˈtɪŋɡə
churinga
tʃəˈrɪŋɡə
finger
ˈfɪŋɡə
fishfinger
ˈfɪʃˈfɪŋɡə
forefinger
ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə
gringa
ˈɡrɪŋɡə
ladyfinger
ˈleɪdɪˌfɪŋɡə
linga
ˈlɪŋɡə
linger
ˈlɪŋɡə
malinger
məˈlɪŋɡə
Meninga
mɪnˈɪŋɡə
myringa
məˈrɪŋɡə
seringa
səˈrɪŋɡə
syringa
sɪˈrɪŋɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COTINGA

coterminously
coth
cothurn
cothurnal
cothurni
cothurnus
coticular
cotidal
cotillion
cotillon
cotinine
cotland
Cotman
cotoneaster
Cotonou
Cotopaxi
cotquean
cotransduce
cotransduction
cotransfer

WORDS THAT END LIKE COTINGA

ainga
anga
bubinga
Bucaramanga
changa
conga
donga
Ganga
Geminga
kainga
longa
manga
Mpumalanga
ponga
ranga
tanga
Tauranga
tonga
Tsonga
Zamboanga

Synonyms and antonyms of cotinga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cotinga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COTINGA

Find out the translation of cotinga to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cotinga from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cotinga» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cotinga
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cotinga
570 millions of speakers

English

cotinga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cotinga
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cotinga
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cotinga
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cotinga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cotinga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cotinga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cotinga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cotinga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cotinga
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cotinga
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cotinga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cotinga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cotinga
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोटेिंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cotinga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cotinga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cotinga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cotinga
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cotinga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cotinga
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cotinga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cotinga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cotinga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cotinga

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COTINGA»

The term «cotinga» is normally little used and occupies the 115.799 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COTINGA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cotinga

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COTINGA»

Discover the use of cotinga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cotinga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... Hylopezus macularius Spotted Antpitta Phoenicircus carnifex Guianan Red Cotinga Hylopezus nattereri Speckle-breasted Antpitta Phoenicircus nigricollis Black-necked Red Cotinga Hylopezus ochroleucus White-browed Antpitta Laniisoma ...
David Boyd, 2006
2
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
Cotinga Brisson and Ampelis Linnaeus. Cotinga Brisson (1760) contained ten species, of which two seem to be unidentifiable. The type of the genus is tautonymic — Cotinga cotinga Brisson = Ampelis cotinga Linn. 1766. Ampelis Linnreus ...
Joel Asaph Allen, 1910
3
International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs
Many male cotingas are brilliantly colored, including the male blue cotinga, Cotinga amabilis, of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Cotingas are typically solitary, secretive birds of thick forest. The ...
‎2002
4
Bulletin of the United States National Museum
c No blue band across chest; blue of upper parts, flanks, etc., more purplish. ( Cayenne and Guiana lo lower Amazon and Rio Negro.) Cotinga cotinga, adult male (cxtralimital)" ee. A blue band across chest. (Southeastern Brazil.) Cotinga cincta ...
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Bulletin
c. No blue bund across chest; blue of upper parts, flanks, etc., more purplish. ( Cayenne and Guiana to lower Amazon and Rio Negro.) Cotinga cotinga, adult male ( extraliniital )a ee. A blue band across chest. (Southeastern Brazil.) Cotinga  ...
6
The Birds of North and Middle America
Cotinga cotinga, adult male (extralimitali1 ee. A blue band across chest. ( Southeastern Brazil.) Cotinga cincta, adult male (extralimita,l)& dd. Sides of breast blue, like flanks, etc. (. Tail-coverts reaching to tip of tail; outermost (tenth) primary ...
Robert Ridgway, Herbert Friedmann, 1907
7
A Guide to the Birds of Colombia
BLUE COTINGA Cotinga nattererii Map 919 Identification: 7" (18cm). Dovelike shape; small black bill. 6 : shining turquoise blue with dark purple throat and purple patch on center of belly; wings black with blue edgings; tail black, enlongated ...
Steven L. Hilty, Bill Brown, 1986
8
A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, ...
and second-growth woodland in lowlands and foothills of western Chiriqui ( recorded up to about 1350 m: 4500 ft). Widespread deforestation has now very much reduced overall range and numbers of this cotinga in Panama; recent reports are ...
Robert S. Ridgely, 1992
9
CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, Second Edition
U Cotinga 90 Peru 1210 Species name common name Body masses of world Birds (continued) 2 CrC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, Second Edition. Lipaugus weberi Chestnut-capped. Piha B 2 72.1 Porphyrolaema Purple- throated.
John B. Dunning, Jr., 2007
10
Coting: Spangled Cotinga, Lovely Cotinga, Plum-Throated ...
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General Books LLC, LLC Books, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COTINGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cotinga is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Federal Court Orders Owner Of The Ship Vicuña To Indemnify Indians
In first instance, the ship owner was ordered to pay R$ 50,000.00 in damages, adjusted, for the entire indigenous family residing in Cotinga ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jun 15»
2
Honduras birdwatching photo tour at Wings Over Alma June 21
Among the birds that will be highlighted are the black crested coquette hummingbird and the cotinga, a bright blue feathered bird. In addition to ... «Winona Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Whispers
... species like White-throated Toucan, Golden-collared Toucanet, and Ivory-billed Aracari, Plum-throated Cotinga, and Chestnut-fronted Macaw ... «Mid-Day, Jun 15»
4
Rare and beautiful: See Costa Rica's wildlife while you can
The yellow-billed cotinga doesn't take your breath away, but it's endemic to the mangroves of Osa, and it's going extinct. And therefore it's worth ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
5
Day 111: The Caribbean Side
I spent half an hour in La Selva's parking lot waiting for a Snowy Cotinga, a nearly all-white bird of the forest canopy which often hangs around ... «Audubon Magazine Blog, Apr 15»
6
Chirping Central's Mary Rose Ready To Embark On Three-Month …
... red-fronted macaw, Hawaiian Petrel, Palkachupa Cotinga, Golden Eagle, Black-Winged starling, Whooping Crane, military macaw, and the ... «BirdChannel.com, Apr 15»
7
Day 45: The 1000th Bird
We saw some endemics like Junin Canastero, White-cheeked Cotinga, and Great Inca-Finch, and more than half the birds we found today were ... «Audubon Magazine Blog, Feb 15»
8
New Eco-Vacation Adventures in Costa Rica for Nature Lovers
... like Scarlet Macaw, Toucans, Turquoiae Cotinga, Fiery-Billed Aracari,Cherries Tanager, Red Legged Honeycreeper and other 290 species. «The Costa Rica Star, Nov 14»
9
Ornithologists Map Family Tree of Mysterious Cotinga Birds
The largest cotinga is the Amazonian umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus), a 50-cm long bird with a large crest over the top of the head, and ... «Sci-News.com, Oct 14»
10
At home in the clouds in Ecuador
A moment later, it's gone. Over three days we spot more birds than I can count, including a black-tipped cotinga, tropical kingbird, choco trogon, ... «Boston Globe, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cotinga [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cotinga>. Apr 2024 ».
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