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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Fringillidae chaffinch, brambling ", 9 letters:
fringilla

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The genus Fringilla is a small group of finches from the Old World, which are the only species in the subfamily Fringillinae . The four species are: Common chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs ) Gran Canaria blue chaffinch ( Fringilla polatzeki ) Tenerife blue ...

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Fringilla \Frin*gil"la\, a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and ...