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pyrrhuloxia

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pir′ə lok′sē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pyr•rhu•lox•i•a  (pir′ə lok′sē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsa cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.
  • Greek pyrrhoúlas a red bird, derivative of pyrrhós red) + Neo-Latin Loxia crossbill genus, equivalent. to Greek lox(ós) oblique + -ia -ia
  • Neo-Latin Pyrrhu(la) finch genus (

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