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HESPERIPHONA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hesperiphona mean?
• HESPERIPHONA (noun)
The noun HESPERIPHONA has 1 sense:
1. evening grosbeak
Familiarity information: HESPERIPHONA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evening grosbeak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Hesperiphona; Hesperiphona
Hypernyms ("Hesperiphona" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Hesperiphona"):
evening grosbeak; Hesperiphona vespertina (North American grosbeak)
Holonyms ("Hesperiphona" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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