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CARPODACUS PURPUREUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Carpodacus purpureus mean?

• CARPODACUS PURPUREUS (noun)
The noun CARPODACUS PURPUREUS has 1 sense:

1. North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump

Familiarity information: CARPODACUS PURPUREUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CARPODACUS PURPUREUS (noun)

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Carpodacus purpureus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carpodacus purpureus; purple finch

Hypernyms ("Carpodacus purpureus" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Holonyms ("Carpodacus purpureus" is a member of...):

Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus (house finches and purple finches)

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