HyperDic: purple_finch

English > 1 sense of the expression purple finch:
NOUNanimalpurple finch, Carpodacus purpureusNorth American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
English > purple finch: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningNorth American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump.
SynonymCarpodacus purpureus
Member ofCarpodacus, genus Carpodacushouse finches and purple finches
BroaderfinchAny of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

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