"burion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: burions [plural], burrion [alternative]
Etymology: From Mexican Spanish burrión, perhaps alteration of Spanish gorrión (“sparrow”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|burrión}} Mexican Spanish burrión, {{der|en|es|gorrión|t=sparrow}} Spanish gorrión (“sparrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} burion (plural burions)
  1. (archaic) A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis). Tags: archaic Synonyms: house finch
    Sense id: en-burion-en-noun-rfe9h6HR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, True finches

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
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        "A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis)."
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        "(archaic) A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis)."
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