Fringilla

noun

Frin·​gil·​la

frinˈjilə

: a genus (the type of the family Fringillidae) of singing birds including the chaffinch, brambling, and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin fringilla, fringuilla chaffinch

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