"Lonchura" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: Coined from Ancient Greek λόγχη (lónkhē, “spear”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|λόγχη||spear}} Ancient Greek λόγχη (lónkhē, “spear”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Lonchura|nogendercat=1}} Lonchura f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Estrildidae – munias, mannikins and silverbills. Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-Lonchura-mul-name-DD12MDCi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Reptilia (english: family) [class], Aves (english: subclass), Neognathae (english: infraclass), Neoaves (english: superorder), Passeriformes (english: order), Passeri (english: suborder), Passerida (english: infraorder), Passeroidea (english: superfamily), Estrildidae (english: family) Hyponyms (genus): Lonchura atricapilla (alt: chestnut munia or black-headed munia; formerly L. malacca atricapilla), Lonchura bicolor (alt: black-and-white mannikin or black-and-white munia), Lonchura caniceps (alt: grey-headed mannikin or grey-headed munia), Lonchura cantans (alt: African silverbill; formerly identified as L. malabarica), Lonchura castaneothorax (alt: chestnut-breasted mannikin, chestnut-breasted munia or bully bird), Lonchura cucullata (alt: bronze mannikin or bronze munia), Lonchura domestica (alt: Bengalese finch or society finch; = L. striata domestica), Lonchura ferruginosa (english: white-capped munia), Lonchura flaviprymna (alt: yellow-rumped mannikin or yellow-rumped munia), Lonchura forbesi (alt: Forbes's mannikin or New Ireland munia), Lonchura fringilloides (alt: magpie mannikin or magpie munia), Lonchura fuscans (english: dusky munia), Lonchura fuscata (alt: Timor sparrow or Timor dusky sparrow), Lonchura grandis (alt: great-billed mannikin or grand munia), Lonchura griseicapilla (english: grey-headed silverbill), Lonchura hunsteini (alt: Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia), Lonchura kelaarti (alt: black-throated munia or Jerdon's mannikin), Lonchura leucogastra (alt: white-bellied munia), Lonchura leucogastroides (alt: Javan munia), Lonchura leucosticta (alt: streak-headed mannikin or streak-headed munia; includes the white-spotted mannikin), Lonchura maja (english: white-headed munia), Lonchura malabarica (alt: Indian silverbill or white-throated munia), Lonchura malacca (alt: tricoloured munia), Lonchura melaena (alt: buff-bellied mannikin, sooty munia or Bismarck munia), Lonchura molucca (english: black-faced munia), Lonchura montana (alt: western alpine mannikin, Snow Mountain mannikin or western alpine munia), Lonchura monticola (alt: eastern alpine mannikin or Alpine munia), Lonchura nana (alt: Madagascan mannikin), Lonchura nevermanni (alt: grey-crowned mannikin or grey-crowned munia), Lonchura nigerrima (alt: New Hanover mannikin or New Hanover munia), Lonchura nigriceps (alt: red-backed mannikin or brown-backed munia), Lonchura oryzivora (english: Java sparrow, Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird), Lonchura pallida (english: pale-headed munia), Lonchura pallidiventer (alt: cream-bellied munia or cream-bellied mannikin), Lonchura punctulata (alt: scaly-breasted munia, nutmeg mannikin or spice finch), Lonchura quinticolor (english: five-coloured munia), Lonchura spectabilis (alt: hooded mannikin, hooded munia, New Britain mannikin or Sclater's mannikin), Lonchura striata (alt: white-rumped munia or white-rumped mannikin), Lonchura stygia (alt: black mannikin or black munia), Lonchura teerinki (alt: black-breasted mannikin or black-breasted munia), Lonchura tristissima (english: streak-headed munia), Lonchura vana (alt: grey-banded mannikin or grey-banded munia) (english: species)
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          "alt": "magpie mannikin or magpie munia",
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          "english": "dusky munia",
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          "alt": "great-billed mannikin or grand munia",
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          "alt": "Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia",
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          "alt": "white-bellied munia",
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          "alt": "buff-bellied mannikin, sooty munia or Bismarck munia",
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Lonchura melaena"
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          "english": "black-faced munia",
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Lonchura molucca"
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          "alt": "western alpine mannikin, Snow Mountain mannikin or western alpine munia",
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          "alt": "eastern alpine mannikin or Alpine munia",
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          "alt": "red-backed mannikin or brown-backed munia",
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          "english": "Java sparrow, Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird",
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          "english": "pale-headed munia",
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          "alt": "cream-bellied munia or cream-bellied mannikin",
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          "alt": "scaly-breasted munia, nutmeg mannikin or spice finch",
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          "english": "five-coloured munia",
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          "alt": "hooded mannikin, hooded munia, New Britain mannikin or Sclater's mannikin",
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      "alt": "magpie mannikin or magpie munia",
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      "english": "dusky munia",
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      "sense": "genus",
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      "alt": "Indian silverbill or white-throated munia",
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      "alt": "tricoloured munia",
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      "word": "Lonchura melaena"
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      "english": "black-faced munia",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura molucca"
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      "alt": "western alpine mannikin, Snow Mountain mannikin or western alpine munia",
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      "word": "Lonchura montana"
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      "alt": "red-backed mannikin or brown-backed munia",
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    {
      "english": "Java sparrow, Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura oryzivora"
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      "english": "pale-headed munia",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura pallida"
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      "alt": "cream-bellied munia or cream-bellied mannikin",
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      "english": "five-coloured munia",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura quinticolor"
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    {
      "alt": "hooded mannikin, hooded munia, New Britain mannikin or Sclater's mannikin",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura spectabilis"
    },
    {
      "alt": "white-rumped munia or white-rumped mannikin",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura striata"
    },
    {
      "alt": "black mannikin or black munia",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura stygia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "black-breasted mannikin or black-breasted munia",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura teerinki"
    },
    {
      "english": "streak-headed munia",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura tristissima"
    },
    {
      "alt": "grey-banded mannikin or grey-banded munia",
      "english": "species",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lonchura vana"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Translingual",
  "lang_code": "mul",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual proper nouns",
        "Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "mul:Birds",
        "mul:Taxonomic names (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A taxonomic genus within the family Estrildidae – munias, mannikins and silverbills."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genus",
          "genus#English"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family#English"
        ],
        [
          "Estrildidae",
          "Estrildidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "munia",
          "munia"
        ],
        [
          "mannikin",
          "mannikin"
        ],
        [
          "silverbill",
          "silverbill"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lonchura"
}

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