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seedeaters

seedeaters is the plural of seedeater.

Meaning of seedeater

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

Phrases with seedeaters

Questions about seedeaters

What is seedeaters the plural of?
Seedeaters is the plural of seedeater.

Words near seedeaters in the dictionary

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

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