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PYRRHULOXIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrrhuloxia mean?
• PYRRHULOXIA (noun)
The noun PYRRHULOXIA has 1 sense:
1. crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
Familiarity information: PYRRHULOXIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
pyrrhuloxia; Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
Hypernyms ("pyrrhuloxia" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("pyrrhuloxia" is a member of...):
genus Pyrrhuloxia (large showy finches related to cardinals)
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