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Carpodacus

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\ noun

Usage: 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.