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seedeater

US/sidˈi.təɹ/

seedeater noun: an individual or species which eats seeds.

Noun

seedeater (plural seedeaters)

  1. (literally) An individual or species which eats seeds.
    • Mammal seedeaters include chipmunks; ground squirrels; red, gray, and fox squirrels; voles; white-footed mice; and pocket gophers.2003, John Andrew Eastman, The Book of Field and Roadside
  2. A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds.
    • Most seedeaters have strong, typically shaped bills.
  3. Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae
  4. Any bird in the genus Amaurospiza, now classified in the family Cardinalidae

Synonyms of seedeater

Forms of seedeater

pluralseedeaters

Origin of seedeater

From seed + eater.

Words formed from seedeater

Words that rhyme with seedeater

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Questions about seedeater

What does seedeater mean?
Seedeater means an individual or species which eats seeds.
What part of speech is seedeater?
Seedeater is a noun.
How do you pronounce seedeater?
Seedeater is pronounced /sidˈi.təɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of seedeater?
The plural of seedeater is seedeaters.

Words near seedeater in the dictionary

  1. seedcorn
  2. seedcorn maggot
  3. seedcracker
  4. seedcrackers
  5. seede
  6. seedeater
  7. seedeaters
  8. seedeating
  9. seeded
  10. seeded down
  11. seededness

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