Useful english dictionary. 2012.
subfamily Emberizidae — noun buntings and some New World sparrows • Syn: ↑Emberizidae, ↑subfamily Emberizinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae … Useful english dictionary
bird family — noun a family of warm blooded egg laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Struthionidae, ↑family Struthionidae, ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae, ↑Apterygidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Finch — Taxobox name = True finches | image width = 250px image caption = Fringilla coelebs (chaffinch), male regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Fringillidae familia authority = Vigors,… … Wikipedia
emberizine — /em beuh ruy zin, zuyn/, Ornith. adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the subfamily Emberizinae, comprising the buntings, New World sparrows, and related birds. n. 2. an emberizine bird. [ < NL Emberizinae, equiv. to Emberiz(a) the bunting genus (… … Universalium
sparrow — sparrowless, adj. sparrowlike, adj. /spar oh/, n. 1. any of numerous American finches of the family Emberizinae. Cf. chipping sparrow, song sparrow. 2. any member of the Old World genus Passer, formerly thought to be closely related to the… … Universalium
emberizine — adjective see emberiza * * * /em beuh ruy zin, zuyn/, Ornith. adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the subfamily Emberizinae, comprising the buntings, New World sparrows, and related birds. n. 2. an emberizine bird. [ < NL Emberizinae, equiv. to … Useful english dictionary
family Fringillidae — noun finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings • Syn: ↑Fringillidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑sub … Useful english dictionary
Fringillidae — noun finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings • Syn: ↑family Fringillidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
seedeater — /seed ee teuhr/, n. any of numerous small, tropical American finches, esp. of the genus Sporophila. [1875 80; SEED + EAT + ER1] * * * ▪ bird broadly, any songbird that lives chiefly on seeds and typically has a more or less strong conical bill… … Universalium
Emberiza — noun Old World buntings • Syn: ↑genus Emberiza • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Emberizidae, ↑subfamily Emberizidae, ↑subfamily Emberizinae … Useful english dictionary
