seedeater
seedeater · seedeaters
Pfäffchen
An individual or species which eats seedsAn individual or species which eats seeds.
US/sidˈi.təɹ/
Meaning
4 senses(literally)An individual or species which eats seeds.
A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds.
Most seedeaters have strong, typically shaped bills.
Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae
Pfäffchen
Any bird in the genus Amaurospiza, now classified in the family Cardinalidae
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
bird of the genus Sporophila:
Origin
From seed + eater.From seed + eater.
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Forms
plural: seedeaters| Singular | seedeater |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsbird:hard-bill
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedthick-billed seedeater