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burion

burion noun: a red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).

Noun

burion (plural burions)

  1. (archaic) A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).
    Synonyms:
    house finch

Synonyms of burion

Forms of burion

pluralburions
alternative formburrion

Origin of burion

From Mexican Spanish burrión, perhaps alteration of Spanish gorrión (“sparrow”).

Questions about burion

What does burion mean?
Burion means a red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).
What part of speech is burion?
Burion is a noun.
What is the plural of burion?
The plural of burion is burions.

Words near burion in the dictionary

  1. burination
  2. burinations
  3. burinist
  4. burinists
  5. burins
  6. burion
  7. burions
  8. Buriram
  9. Buris
  10. buriti
  11. buritis

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