Atinga

/əˈtɪŋɡə/ noun

A South American bird of the antbird family, known for following army ants to catch insects.

From Tupi or another indigenous South American language, borrowed into English through naturalists' descriptions of Brazilian wildlife. The word refers specifically to birds that exhibit the behavior of following ant swarms.

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