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pyr·rhu·loxia \|pir(y)ə+\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Pyrrhula, genus of finches (from Greek pyrrhoulas, a red-colored bird, perhaps the bullfinch, from pyrrhos red) + Loxia 1. capitalized : a genus of large showy finches related to the cardinal, having short thick bills, a prominent crest, and gray and red plumage, and nesting through much of Mexico north to Texas 2. -s : any bird of the genus Pyrrhuloxia |