seedeater
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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
Translations[edit]
bird that feed with seeds
bird of the genus Sporophila
bird of the genus Amaurospiza
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