Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fringilla"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fringilla \Frin*gil"la\, a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Fringilla
n : type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn: {Fringilla},
{genus Fringilla}]
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