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CARDINAL GROSBEAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cardinal grosbeak mean? 

CARDINAL GROSBEAK (noun)
  The noun CARDINAL GROSBEAK has 1 sense:

1. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the maleplay

  Familiarity information: CARDINAL GROSBEAK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARDINAL GROSBEAK (noun)


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Meaning:

Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cardinal; cardinal grosbeak; Cardinalis cardinalis; redbird; Richmondena Cardinalis

Hypernyms ("cardinal grosbeak" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("cardinal grosbeak" is a member of...):

genus Richmondena; Richmondena (cardinals)


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