/ English Dictionary |
FRINGILLA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling
Synonyms:
Fringilla; genus Fringilla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Fringilla" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Fringilla"):
chaffinch; Fringilla coelebs (small European finch with a cheerful song)
brambling; Fringilla montifringilla (Eurasian finch)
Holonyms ("Fringilla" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)