| NOUN | animal | grassfinch, grass finch | usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds |
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| Meaning | usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds. | |
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| Synonym | grass finch | |
| Member of | Poephila, genus Poephila | Grassfinches |
| Narrower | zebra finch, Poephila castanotis | small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's |
| Broader | weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch | finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests |
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