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POEPHILA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Grassfinches

Synonyms:

genus Poephila; Poephila

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Poephila"):

grass finch; grassfinch (usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds)

Poephila castanotis; zebra finch (small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's)

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

family Ploceidae; Ploceidae (weaverbirds)

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