Meanings
nounpyrrhuloxia (plural pyrrhuloxias)
plural pyrrhuloxias
- Cardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage.
Synonyms: desert cardinal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouncrested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
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Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
Broader
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Origin
From translingual former genus name, Pyrrhuloxia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Japanese ムネアカコウカンチョウ
- ムネアカコウカンチョウ (muneaka kōkanchō)Cardinalis sinuatus
Russian попуга́йный кардина́л
- попуга́йный кардина́л (popugájnyj kardinál)Cardinalis sinuatus
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