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Richmondena

noun

cardinals

• Syn: ↑genus Richmondena

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑cardinal, ↑cardinal grosbeak, ↑Richmondena Cardinalis, ↑Cardinalis cardinalis, ↑redbird

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\\ˌrichmənˈdēnə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Charles W. Richmond died 1932 American ornithologist

: a genus of birds (family Fringillidae) consisting of the cardinals

Useful english dictionary. 2012.