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Fringilla

noun

type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling

• Syn: ↑genus Fringilla

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑chaffinch, ↑Fringilla coelebs, ↑brambling, ↑Fringilla montifringilla

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\\frinˈjilə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin fringilla, fringuilla chaffinch

: a genus (the type of the family Fringillidae) of singing birds including the chaffinch, brambling, and related forms

Useful english dictionary. 2012.