seedeater
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /sidˈi.təɹ/
- Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]seedeater (plural seedeaters)
- (literally) An individual or species which eats seeds.
- 2003, John Andrew Eastman, The Book of Field and Roadside:
- Mammal seedeaters include chipmunks; ground squirrels; red, gray, and fox squirrels; voles; white-footed mice; and pocket gophers.
- A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds.
- Most seedeaters have strong, typically shaped bills.
- Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae
- Any bird in the genus Amaurospiza, now classified in the family Cardinalidae
Synonyms
[edit]- (bird): hard-bill
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]bird that feed with seeds
bird of the genus Sporophila
bird of the genus Amaurospiza
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