genus Passerina

genus Passerina
noun
a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings
Syn: ↑Passerina
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Meronyms: ↑indigo bunting, ↑indigo finch, ↑indigo bird, ↑Passerina cyanea

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