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Seedeater

//sidˈi.təɹ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An individual or species which eats seeds. literally

    "Mammal seedeaters include chipmunks; ground squirrels; red, gray, and fox squirrels; voles; white-footed mice; and pocket gophers."

  2. 2
    A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds.

    "Most seedeaters have strong, typically shaped bills."

  3. 3
    Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae
  4. 4
    Any bird in the genus Amaurospiza, now classified in the family Cardinalidae

Etymology

From seed + eater.

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