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CARPODACUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

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Meaning:

House finches and purple finches

Synonyms:

Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Carpodacus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Carpodacus"):

Carpodacus mexicanus; house finch; linnet (small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico)

Carpodacus purpureus; purple finch (North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump)

Holonyms ("Carpodacus" is a member of...):

family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)

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