'Fringilla' definitions:
Definition of 'Fringilla'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn: Fringilla, genus Fringilla]
Definition of 'Fringilla'
From: GCIDE
- Fringilla \Frin*gil"la\, a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.] (Zool.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling. [1913 Webster]