Carpodacus

Carpodacus
noun
house finches and purple finches
Syn: ↑genus Carpodacus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae

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\\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷dəkəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from carp- (I) + Greek dakos biting animal, from daknein to bite — more at tongs
: a genus of finches including the purple finch and house finch

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