Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
finch .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Like the Geospizinae, the Drepanidinae have descended from a finchlike ancestor; unlike the Geospizinae, they have taken divergence to extremes.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Ciridops anna, a finchlike little honeycreeper colored in patches of red, black, and gray, has been missing about as long.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Like the Geospizinae, the Drepanidinae have descended from a finchlike ancestor; unlike the Geospizinae, they have taken divergence to extremes.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Ciridops anna, a finchlike little honeycreeper colored in patches of red, black, and gray, has been missing about as long.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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I would venture to say there's something finchlike about the bird shown.
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