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CARPODACUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
House finches and purple finches
Synonyms:
Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus
Classified under:
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)