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Thesaurus: fringilla

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.

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  1. a. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. Itformerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restrictedto certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling.