HOUSE FINCH

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico

Synonyms:

Carpodacus mexicanus; house finch; linnet

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("house finch" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("house finch" is a member of...):

Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus (house finches and purple finches)

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