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Definition of Poephila
1. Noun. Grassfinches.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Ploceidae, Ploceidae
Member holonyms: Grass Finch, Grassfinch, Poephila Castanotis, Zebra Finch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poephila
Literary usage of Poephila
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus Poephila. Bill considerably swollen at the base, rendering it ...
Poephila acuticauda, Gould Vol. III. PI. 90. 244. Poephila personata, Gould Vol. ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Scarlet-headed F.— Poephila mirabilis, Homb. and Jacq. ... White-eared F.— Poephila
leucotis, Gould. Yellow-rumped F.— Munia ..."
3. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"The present beautiful species of Poephila is one of the novelties discovered ...
that occurred to me to-day was the discovery of a new species of Poephila, ..."
4. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Scarlet-headed F.— Poephila mirabilis, Homb. and Jacq. ... White-eared F.— Poephila
leucotis, Gould. Yellow-rumped F.— Munia ..."
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