noun
• Syn: ↑genus Fringilla
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑chaffinch, ↑Fringilla coelebs, ↑brambling, ↑Fringilla montifringilla
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\\frinˈjilə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus (the type of the family Fringillidae) of singing birds including the chaffinch, brambling, and related forms
Useful english dictionary. 2012.