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GENUS LOXIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Crossbill

Synonyms:

genus Loxia; Loxia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Loxia" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Loxia"):

crossbill; Loxia curvirostra (finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed)

Holonyms ("genus Loxia" is a member of...):

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

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