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Fringillidae

Definition:

a bird family of finches; includes goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, siskins, canaries, cardinals, grosbeaks, crossbills, linnets, and buntings

Class:

animal noun

Usage:

family | proper noun

Plural:

Fringillidae*
(* Fringillidae may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

bird family » family » taxonomic group » biological group

Member of:

Oscines » Passeriformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Carduelinae | Carduelis | Carpodacus | Chlorura | Coccothraustes | Emberizidae | finch | Fringilla | Hesperiphona | Junco | Loxia | Melospiza | Pinicola | Pipilo | Pooecetes | Pyrrhula | Pyrrhuloxia | Richmondena | Serinus | Spinus | Spizella | Zonotrichia

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