| 单词 | rosefinch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrosefinch rosefinch n. any of numerous Eurasian finches of the genus Carpodacus (family Fringillidae), which are found chiefly in mountainous areas of Central Asia, and the males of which have predominantly pinkish-red plumage; see also scarlet rosefinch n. at scarlet n. and adj. Compounds 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Carpodacus (rose-finch) purple finch1731 house finch1816 rosefinch1840 purple bullfinch1862 scarlet rosefinch1884 1840 Madras Jrnl. Lit. & Sci. 11 36 I am not quite certain if the Rose Finch of India belongs to Swainson's genus Hæmorhous or not. 1890 E. W. Oates Fauna Brit. India: Birds II. 212 The genus Propasser belongs to the Rose-finches, the males of which are characterized..by rose-coloured plumage. 1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles I. 175 The eastern races of the rosefinch also winter in India. 2006 Bird Watching Aug. 101/3 A Common Rosefinch was also in Somerset, at Sand Point, while two more rosefinches were in Portland, Dorset. < as lemmas |
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