noun
large New World sparrows
• Syn: ↑genus Zonotrichia
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑white-throated sparrow, ↑whitethroat, ↑Zonotrichia albicollis, ↑white-crowned sparrow, ↑Zonotrichia leucophrys
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\\ˌzōnəˈtrikēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of rather large New World sparrows (family Fringillidae) occurring chiefly in western No. America and having the upperparts largely brown and the underparts unmarked grayish white — see gambel sparrow, golden-crowned sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, white-throated sparrow
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Zonotrichia /zō-nō-trikˈi-ə/ noun
(Gr thrix, trichos hair) a genus of American sparrows, some with white or golden crowns
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Main Entry: ↑zone
Useful english dictionary. 2012.