vanga

noun

van·​ga ˈvaŋ-gə 

ˈväŋ-

plural vangas

: any of a family (Vangidae) of chiefly insectivorous, forest-dwelling birds of Madagascar that exhibit great variation in bill size and shape

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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