单词 | ground-finch |
释义 | > as lemmasground-finch ground-finch n. (a) a bird of Swainson's sub-family Fringillinæ or true finches; (b) an American finch of the genus Pipilo ( Cent. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Fringillinae ground-finch1837 1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 122 The Fringillinæ may correctly be termed ground finches; since, with scarcely an exception, they are all birds which habitually walk or hop in such situations. < as lemmas |
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