Search for crossword answers and clues

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

Word definitions for fringilla in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...