Associations to the word «Pyrrhuloxia»

Wiktionary

PYRRHULOXIA, noun. Cardinalis sinuatus, a North American bird with grey and red plumage
PYRRHULOXIA, proper noun. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae   — some similar to cardinals.

Dictionary definition

PYRRHULOXIA, noun. Crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico.

Wise words

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