GENUS HESPERIPHONA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Hesperiphona mean? 

• GENUS HESPERIPHONA (noun)
  The noun GENUS HESPERIPHONA has 1 sense:

1. evening grosbeak

  Familiarity information: GENUS HESPERIPHONA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS HESPERIPHONA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evening grosbeak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hesperiphona; Hesperiphona

Hypernyms ("genus Hesperiphona" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Hesperiphona"):

evening grosbeak; Hesperiphona vespertina (North American grosbeak)

Holonyms ("genus Hesperiphona" is a member of...):

family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)