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Passerina

noun

a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings

• Syn: ↑genus Passerina

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Emberizidae, ↑subfamily Emberizidae, ↑subfamily Emberizinae

• Member Meronyms: ↑indigo bunting, ↑indigo finch, ↑indigo bird, ↑Passerina cyanea

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\\ˌpasəˈrīnə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin passer sparrow + New Latin -ina

: a genus of small No. American bush-loving finches resembling the tanager that are in the male brightly colored in blue or red or variegated and that include the indigo, lazuli, and painted buntings

Useful english dictionary. 2012.