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purple finch

purple finch noun: haemorhous purpureus, a fringillid bird.

purple finch: haemorhous purpureus, a fringillid bird
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Noun

purple finch (plural purple finches)

  1. Haemorhous purpureus, a fringillid bird.

Forms of purple finch

pluralpurple finches

Questions about purple finch

What does purple finch mean?
Purple finch means haemorhous purpureus, a fringillid bird.
What part of speech is purple finch?
Purple finch is a noun.
What is the plural of purple finch?
The plural of purple finch is purple finches.

Words near purple finch in the dictionary

  1. Purple Earth hypothesis
  2. purple emperor
  3. purple emperors
  4. purple everlasting
  5. purple everlastings
  6. purple finch
  7. purple finches
  8. purple fruit
  9. purple gas
  10. purple glory-of-the-sun
  11. purple glove syndrome

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