Definition of Poephila

1. Noun. Grassfinches.

Exact synonyms: Genus Poephila
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Ploceidae, Ploceidae
Member holonyms: Grass Finch, Grassfinch, Poephila Castanotis, Zebra Finch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poephila

Podocarpus nivalis
Podocarpus spicata
Podocarpus totara
Podolsk
Podophyllum peltatum
Podsnappery
Podunk
Poe
Poe's law
Poean
Poeciliidae
Poecilocapsus
Poecilocapsus lineatus
Poecilogale
Poecilogale albinucha
Poephila
Poephila castanotis
Poesque
Poet Laureate
Poetic Edda
Pogonia divaricata
Pogonia rosea
Pogonomyrmex
Pogonophora
Pogostemon
Pogostemon cablin
Pogradec
Pohnpeian
Pohorje
Poincaré conjecture

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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