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FRINGILLA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling

Synonyms:

Fringilla; genus Fringilla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Fringilla" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Fringilla"):

chaffinch; Fringilla coelebs (small European finch with a cheerful song)

brambling; Fringilla montifringilla (Eurasian finch)

Holonyms ("Fringilla" is a member of...):

family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)

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