fringilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling
    genus Fringilla.

WordNet

Frin*gil"la adjective
Etymology
NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913