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pyr•rhu•lox•i•a n.

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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