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3 words match “PINEFINCH”

PINEFINCH n. 2 definitions
A small American bird (Spinus, or Chrysomitris, spinus); -- called also pine siskin, and American siskin.
PINE n.
e borer (Zoöl.), any beetle whose larvæ bore into pine trees. -- Pine finch. (Zoöl.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary. -- Pine grosbeak (Zoöl.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red. -- Pine lizard (Zoöl.), a sma…
SISKIN n.
The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch.