PURPLE FINCH
Dictionary entry overview: What does purple finch mean? • PURPLE FINCH (noun)
The noun PURPLE FINCH has 1 sense:
1. North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
Familiarity information: PURPLE FINCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PURPLE FINCH (noun)
Meaning:
North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carpodacus purpureus; purple finch
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)
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