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Fringilla

Fringilla Meaning & Definition
Fringilla Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fringilla?

[n] type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fringilla: genus Fringilla

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fringilla:

See Also | bird genus | brambling | chaffinch | family Fringillidae | Fringilla coelebs | Fringilla montifringilla | Fringillidae

Fringilla In Webster's Dictionary

\Frin*gil"la\, a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling.

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