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pyrrhuloxia

[ pir-uh-lok-see-uh ]

noun

  1. a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis ( Pyrrhuloxia ) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.


pyrrhuloxia

/ ˌpɪrəˈlɒksɪə /

noun

  1. a grey-and-pink crested bunting, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrrhuloxia1

< New Latin Pyrrhu ( la ) finch genus (< Greek pyrrhoúlas a red bird, derivative of pyrrhós red) + New Latin Loxia crossbill genus, equivalent to Greek lox ( ós ) oblique + -ia -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrrhuloxia1

from New Latin Pyrrhula genus of the finches (from Greek purrhoulas a flame-coloured bird, from purrhos red, from pur fire) + Loxia genus of the crossbills, from Greek loxos oblique

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