ZONOTRICHIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zonotrichia mean? 

• ZONOTRICHIA (noun)
  The noun ZONOTRICHIA has 1 sense:

1. large New World sparrows

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZONOTRICHIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large New World sparrows

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Zonotrichia; Zonotrichia

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Zonotrichia"):

white-throated sparrow; whitethroat; Zonotrichia albicollis (common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown)

white-crowned sparrow; Zonotrichia leucophrys (finch with black-and-white striped crown)

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

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