Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Linnean genus of birds, the finches, once nearly conterminous with the modern family Fringillidæ, and of no determinate limits: now usually restricted to such species as the chaffinch or common finch of Europe, F. cœlebs, and considered typical of the family Fringillidæ. See cut under
chaffinch .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling
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Nam vel nulla ac orci vestibulum mattis fringilla sit amet lectus.
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The towee bird (fringilla erythrophthalma) are very numerous, as are a species of bluish grey butcher bird (lanius.)
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After I had studied over the latter for a time, I remarked that every species almost that came from distant regions, such as South America, the coast of Guinea, etc., were thick-billed birds of the _loxia_ and _fringilla_ genera; and no
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Vivamus dignissim, enim at volutpat fringilla, quam tortor dapibus libero, sed ullamcorper metus leo a sapien.
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Vivamus dignissim, enim at volutpat fringilla, quam tortor dapibus libero, sed ullamcorper metus leo a sapien.
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Vivamus dignissim, enim at volutpat fringilla, quam tortor dapibus libero, sed ullamcorper metus leo a sapien.
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Vivamus dignissim, enim at volutpat fringilla, quam tortor dapibus libero, sed ullamcorper metus leo a sapien.
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Vivamus dignissim, enim at volutpat fringilla, quam tortor dapibus libero, sed ullamcorper metus leo a sapien.
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Vivamus dignissim, enim at volutpat fringilla, quam tortor dapibus libero, sed ullamcorper metus leo a sapien.
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Vivamus dignissim, enim at volutpat fringilla, quam tortor dapibus libero, sed ullamcorper metus leo a sapien.
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