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| em·be·ri·zid [ èmbə rzid, èmbə rzid ] (plural em·be·ri·zids) |
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small perching bird: a small perching bird with a longish tail and conical bill that feeds chiefly on nuts and seeds. Buntings, cowbirds, grosbeaks, American orioles, and some sparrows are emberizids. Family Emberizidae.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Emberizidae, taxonomic name] |
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