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Bonin greenfinch

Bonin greenfinch noun: chloris kittlitzi, an endangered species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, endemic to the Bonin islands of Japan.

Noun

Bonin greenfinch (plural Bonin greenfinches)

  1. Chloris kittlitzi, an endangered species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, endemic to the Bonin islands of Japan.
    • In addition to the short-tailed albatross, Japanese crested ibis, Japanese stork, and Pryer's woodpecker, the ordinance covers the Canadian goose, Bonin buzzard, […] Bonin greenfinch and Lidkh's jay.
      Violators of the ordinance are liable to a term in prison at hard labor of up to one year or fines...1971, Consulate General of Japan, editor, Japan Report, Japan Information Service, page 8

Forms of Bonin greenfinch

pluralBonin greenfinches

Questions about Bonin greenfinch

What does Bonin greenfinch mean?
Bonin greenfinch means chloris kittlitzi, an endangered species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, endemic to the Bonin islands of Japan.
What part of speech is Bonin greenfinch?
Bonin greenfinch is a noun.
What is the plural of Bonin greenfinch?
The plural of Bonin greenfinch is Bonin greenfinches.

Words near Bonin greenfinch in the dictionary

  1. bonify
  2. bonifying
  3. Bonilla
  4. bonily
  5. Bonin
  6. Bonin greenfinch
  7. Bonin greenfinches
  8. Bonin Islands
  9. Bonine
  10. Bonines
  11. boniness

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