单词 | parrot-finch |
释义 | > as lemmasparrot-finch parrot-finch n. †(a) a crossbill of the genus Loxia (obsolete rare); (b) any waxbill of the genus Erythrura, typically with green upperparts, native to South-East Asia and Australasia.Sense (a) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VII. 140 Parrot finch. 1896 List Vertebrated Animals Gardens Zool. Soc. (ed. 9) 252 Erythrura psittacea (Gm.). Parrot-Finch. Hab. New Caledonia. 1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 383/1 An example is the Green-faced Parrot-finch (Erythrura viridifacies), a four-inch grass-green finch with a sharp crimson tail. 1993 Cage & Aviary Birds 13 Nov. 18/6 The birds seized included Mynahs, Avadavats, Pekin Robins, Parrot Finches, Dollar Birds, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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