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SUBFAMILY EMBERIZIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Buntings and some New World sparrows
Synonyms:
Emberizidae; subfamily Emberizidae; subfamily Emberizinae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("subfamily Emberizidae" is a kind of...):
bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Meronyms (members of "subfamily Emberizidae"):
genus Passerina; Passerina (a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings)
Emberiza; genus Emberiza (Old World buntings)
genus Plectrophenax; Plectrophenax (snow bunting)
Holonyms ("subfamily Emberizidae" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
