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Definition of Genus Poephila
1. Noun. Grassfinches.
Exact synonyms: Poephila
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Ploceidae, Ploceidae
Member holonyms: Grass Finch, Grassfinch, Poephila Castanotis, Zebra Finch
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Ploceidae, Ploceidae
Member holonyms: Grass Finch, Grassfinch, Poephila Castanotis, Zebra Finch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Poephila
Literary usage of Genus 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 nearly as
deep and broad as it is long; wings moderately long, the first quill ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... is much more numer- •esented in Australasia. n. a bird-name, first 1 Australia,
in 1848, by the genus Poephila •er), and since extended genera of birds. ..."
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