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PINE FINCH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small finch of North American coniferous forests
Synonyms:
pine finch; pine siskin; Spinus pinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pine finch" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("pine finch" is a member of...):
genus Spinus; Spinus (in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches)