- genus Pyrrhuloxia
- nounlarge showy finches related to cardinals• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae• Member Meronyms: ↑pyrrhuloxia, ↑Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
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genus Pyrrhuloxia
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pyrrhuloxia — noun crested grey and red bird of southwest United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑Pyrrhuloxia sinuata • Hypernyms: ↑finch • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Pyrrhuloxia * * * |pir(y)ə+ noun … Useful english dictionary
Pyrrhuloxia sinuata — noun crested grey and red bird of southwest United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑pyrrhuloxia • Hypernyms: ↑finch • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Pyrrhuloxia … Useful english dictionary
Pyrrhuloxia — Male in Tucson, Arizona, USA Female Desert Cardinal … Wikipedia
pyrrhuloxia — ☆ pyrrhuloxia [pir΄oo läk′sē ə, pir΄əläk′sē ə ] n. [ModL < Pyrrhula (< Gr pyrrhoulas, a red colored bird < pyrrhos, flame colored < pyr, FIRE) + Loxia, the crossbill genus < Gr loxos, crosswise + IA] a brownish gray and red… … English World dictionary
pyrrhuloxia — /pir euh lok see euh/, n. a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot. [ < NL Pyrrhu(la) finch genus ( < Gk pyrrhoúlas a red bird, deriv … Universalium
pyrrhuloxia — pyr•rhu•lox•i•a [[t]ˌpɪr əˈlɒk si ə[/t]] n. pl. lox•i•as orn a songbird, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, resembling the cardinal but with a red breast and gray back • Etymology: < NL, =Pyrrhu(la) finch… … From formal English to slang
pyrrhuloxia — /pɪrəˈlɒksiə/ (say piruh lokseeuh) noun a small bird, Cardinalis sinuatus, of the family Fringillidae, inhabiting the south western US and Mexico, and having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot. {New Latin, from Pyrrhu(la) finch… …
pyrrhuloxia — noun Any of several North American birds, of the genus Cardinalis, that have grey and red plumage … Wiktionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … 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
