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[syn: Fringilla, genus Fringilla]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fringilla \Frin*gil"la\, a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.]
(Zool.)
A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It
formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now
restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch
and brambling.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Fringilla
n 1: type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn:
Fringilla, genus Fringilla]