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PURPLE FINCH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
Synonyms:
Carpodacus purpureus; purple finch
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("purple finch" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("purple finch" is a member of...):
Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus (house finches and purple finches)