| 单词 | firefinch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfirefinch firefinch n. any of various African waxbills of the genus Lagonosticta and related genera (family Estrildidae), the males of which have predominantly red plumage.In quot. 1897: (perhaps) the similar crimson finch, Neochmia phaeton, of Australia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Estrildidae (wax-bill) > miscellaneous types of firefinch1783 redhead1816 firetail1845 fire-tailed finch1845 zebra finch1868 magpie finch1869 cut-throat finch1872 melba finch1876 zebra1879 bluebill1955 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. i. 318 Fire F[inch]... Size of the smaller Redpole... Inhabits Gambia, in Africa. 1897 Daily News 6 Feb. 8/3 Australian firefinches. 1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush x. 140 Little birds, such as cordon-bleus and firefinches, used to come to the crocodiles' pool to drink. 2003 New Scientist 23 Aug. 22/2 Indigo birds are parasitic, with each species laying its eggs in the nest of a particular species of firefinch. < as lemmas |
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