noun
house finches and purple finches
• Syn: ↑genus Carpodacus
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑house finch, ↑linnet, ↑Carpodacus mexicanus, ↑purple finch, ↑Carpodacus purpureus
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\\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷dəkəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from carp- (I) + Greek dakos biting animal, from daknein to bite — more at tongs
: a genus of finches including the purple finch and house finch
Useful english dictionary. 2012.