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grassfinch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: grass finch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch

Narrower terms: zebra finch, Poephila castanotis

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