Definitions for pyrrhuloxiaˌpɪr əˈlɒk si ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pyr•rhu•lox•i•aˌpɪr əˈlɒk si ə(n.)(pl.)-lox•i•as.
a songbird, Cardinalis(Pyrrhuloxia)sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, resembling the cardinal but with a red breast and gray back.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of pyrrhuloxia:
< NL, =Pyrrhu(la) finch genus (< Gk pyrrhoúlas a red bird
Princeton's WordNet
pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata(noun)
crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
Wiktionary
pyrrhuloxia(Noun)
Any of several North American birds, of the genus Cardinalis, that have grey and red plumage
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