English > bunting: 2 senses > noun 2, animal| Meaning | Any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America. |
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| Narrower | indigo bunting, indigo finch, indigo bird, Passerina cyanea | small deep blue North American bunting |
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| ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana | brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy |
| reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus | European bunting inhabiting marshy areas |
| snow bunting, snowbird, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis | white Arctic bunting |
| yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola | Common in Russia and Siberia |
| yellowhammer, yellow bunting, Emberiza citrinella | European bunting the male being bright yellow |
| Broader | finch | Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds |
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