pyrrhuloxia

American

[pir-uh-lok-see-uh] / ˌpɪr əˈlɒk si ə /

noun

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

pyrrhuloxia British

/ ˌpɪrəˈlɒksɪə /

noun

a grey-and-pink crested bunting, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill

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Etymology

Origin of pyrrhuloxia

< 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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