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POEPHILA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Poephila mean? 

POEPHILA (noun)
  The noun POEPHILA has 1 sense:

1. grassfinchesplay

  Familiarity information: POEPHILA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POEPHILA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Grassfinches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Poephila; Poephila

Hypernyms ("Poephila" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Poephila"):

grass finch; grassfinch (usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds)

Poephila castanotis; zebra finch (small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's)

Holonyms ("Poephila" is a member of...):

family Ploceidae; Ploceidae (weaverbirds)


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