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CARPODACUS PURPUREUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carpodacus purpureus mean? 

CARPODACUS PURPUREUS (noun)
  The noun CARPODACUS PURPUREUS has 1 sense:

1. North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rumpplay

  Familiarity information: CARPODACUS PURPUREUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARPODACUS PURPUREUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carpodacus purpureus; purple finch

Hypernyms ("Carpodacus purpureus" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Holonyms ("Carpodacus purpureus" is a member of...):

Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus (house finches and purple finches)


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