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PASSERINA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings
Synonyms:
genus Passerina; Passerina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Passerina" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Passerina"):
indigo bird; indigo bunting; indigo finch; Passerina cyanea (small deep blue North American bunting)
Holonyms ("Passerina" is a member of...):
Emberizidae; subfamily Emberizidae; subfamily Emberizinae (buntings and some New World sparrows)