POEPHILA CASTANOTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Poephila castanotis mean? 

• POEPHILA CASTANOTIS (noun)
  The noun POEPHILA CASTANOTIS has 1 sense:

1. small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's

  Familiarity information: POEPHILA CASTANOTIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POEPHILA CASTANOTIS (noun)

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Meaning:

Small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Poephila castanotis; zebra finch

Hypernyms ("Poephila castanotis" is a kind of...):

grass finch; grassfinch (usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds)

Holonyms ("Poephila castanotis" is a member of...):

genus Poephila; Poephila (grassfinches)