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Oriental greenfinch

Oriental greenfinch noun: chloris sinica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, native to East Asia.

oriental greenfinch: chloris sinica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, native to East Asia
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Noun

Oriental greenfinch (plural Oriental greenfinches)

  1. Chloris sinica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, native to East Asia.
    • The most widespread of Japan's finches, however, is the olive-and-yellow Oriental Greenfinch, which in winter can be seen in large flocks.2022 January 18, Mark Brazil, Japan: The Natural History of an Asian Archipelago, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 112

Synonyms of Oriental greenfinch

Forms of Oriental greenfinch

pluralOriental greenfinches

Questions about Oriental greenfinch

What does Oriental greenfinch mean?
Oriental greenfinch means chloris sinica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, native to East Asia.
What part of speech is Oriental greenfinch?
Oriental greenfinch is a noun.
What is the plural of Oriental greenfinch?
The plural of Oriental greenfinch is Oriental greenfinches.

Words near Oriental greenfinch in the dictionary

  1. Oriental dormouse
  2. Oriental fruit moth
  3. Oriental fruit moths
  4. Oriental giant squirrel
  5. Oriental giant squirrels
  6. Oriental greenfinch
  7. Oriental greenfinches
  8. oriental hornet
  9. Oriental Jew
  10. Oriental Longhair
  11. Oriental Longhairs

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