of or pertaining to the tanagers; belonging to the tanager family
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ NL tanagr(a) tanager + -ine1]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, lineup, reactor, retread, scrum-ine is a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,”“of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”. Other words that use the affix -ine include: asinine, crystalline, equine, marine