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COCCOTHRAUSTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Coccothraustes mean?
• COCCOTHRAUSTES (noun)
The noun COCCOTHRAUSTES has 1 sense:
1. large finches
Familiarity information: COCCOTHRAUSTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large finches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Coccothraustes; genus Coccothraustes
Hypernyms ("Coccothraustes" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Coccothraustes"):
Coccothraustes coccothraustes; hawfinch (a common large finch of Eurasia)
Holonyms ("Coccothraustes" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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