Definition of Coccothraustes

1. Noun. Large finches.

Exact synonyms: Genus Coccothraustes
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Fringillidae, Fringillidae
Member holonyms: Coccothraustes Coccothraustes, Hawfinch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coccothraustes

Coatzacoalcos
Cobb
Cobb salad
Cobb salads
Cobb syndrome
Cobitidae
Coca-Cola
Coca-Colas
Coca Cola
Cocacolonization
Coccaceae
Coccidae
Coccidiasina
Coccinellidae
Coccoidea
Coccothraustes
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Cocculus
Cocculus carolinus
Coccus hesperidum
Coccyzus
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Cocha antshrike
Cocha antshrikes
Cochimi
Cochin
Cochin-Chinese
Cochin China
Cochin China diarrhoea
Cochin fowl

Literary usage of Coccothraustes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"coccothraustes, CuV. Or the Grosbeaks, whose exactly conical beak is only distinguished by its ... Loxia coccothraustes, L., Enl. 99 and 100; Naum. 114. ..."

2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1841)
"coccothraustes VESPERTINA, Cooper. PLATE С С VII.—MALE, YOUNO MALE, AND FEMALE. This fine species of Grosbeak was first introduced to the notice of ..."

3. The Nests and Eggs of British Birds: When and where to Find Them : Being a by Charles Dixon (1894)
"coccothraustes VULGARIS, Pallas. Single Brooded. Laying season, May. BRITISH BREEDING AREA : Owing to the excessive shyness and skulking habits of the ..."

4. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Three species of true Hawfinch are known, one (C. coccothraustes) believed to be ... S coccothraustes. (Plate VI.) Loxia coccothraustes, Linn., SN, i., p. ..."

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