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PYRRHULOXIA SINUATA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyrrhuloxia sinuata mean?

• PYRRHULOXIA SINUATA (noun)
The noun PYRRHULOXIA SINUATA has 1 sense:

1. crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico

Familiarity information: PYRRHULOXIA SINUATA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PYRRHULOXIA SINUATA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pyrrhuloxia; Pyrrhuloxia sinuata

Hypernyms ("Pyrrhuloxia sinuata" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Pyrrhuloxia sinuata" is a member of...):

genus Pyrrhuloxia (large showy finches related to cardinals)

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