FRINGILLIDAE • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Fringillidae

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Fringillidae n. A natural family of birds of the finch group having short conical bills adapted for eating seeds, including finches, goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, siskins, canaries, cardinals, grosbeaks, crossbills, linnets, and buntings. This family at one time included the sparrows of the family Emberizinae, but has more recently been restricted in usage.

Synonyms: family Fringillidae.

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Words linked to "Fringillidae" : Fringilla, Loxia, genus Zonotrichia, genus Carduelis, genus Pinicola, genus Richmondena, suborder Passeres, bird family, Spinus, Emberizidae, Melospiza, subfamily Emberizidae, Carduelis, genus Coccothraustes, Chlorura, suborder Oscines, genus Chlorura, genus Hesperiphona, genus Spizella, Oscines, Pinicola, genus Melospiza, finch, subfamily Carduelinae, Zonotrichia, Serinus, Passeres, genus Pyrrhuloxia, Carpodacus, family Fringillidae, Pooecetes, Spizella, genus Junco, Carduelinae, genus Pyrrhula, genus Fringilla, Richmondena, Pipilo, subfamily Emberizinae, genus Pooecetes, Hesperiphona, genus Spinus