"seedeater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seedeaters [plural]
Etymology: seed + eater Etymology templates: {{compound|en|seed|eater}} seed + eater Head templates: {{en-noun}} seedeater (plural seedeaters)
  1. (literally) An individual or species which eats seeds. Tags: literally Translations (something which eats seed): zaadeter [masculine] (Dutch), siementen syöjä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-seedeater-en-noun-q0rpvn2g Disambiguation of 'something which eats seed': 78 14 3 5
  2. A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds. Categories (lifeform): Birds Translations (bird that feed with seeds): zaadeter [masculine] (Dutch), siementen syöjä (Finnish), uccello granivoro [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-seedeater-en-noun-MstsFOvx Disambiguation of Birds: 2 11 43 43 Disambiguation of 'bird that feed with seeds': 24 41 17 18
  3. Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae Categories (lifeform): Birds, Cardinalids, Tanagers Translations (bird of the genus Sporophila): menjagrà [masculine] (Catalan), sirkkunen (Finnish), sporophile [masculine] (French), Pfäffchen [neuter] (German), semillero [masculine] (Spanish), hadysor [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-seedeater-en-noun-ZuJu~Br1 Disambiguation of Birds: 2 11 43 43 Disambiguation of Cardinalids: 3 7 41 48 Disambiguation of Tanagers: 3 7 48 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 47 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 2 48 46 Disambiguation of 'bird of the genus Sporophila': 2 2 53 43
  4. Any bird in the genus Amaurospiza, now classified in the family Cardinalidae Categories (lifeform): Birds, Cardinalids, Tanagers Translations (bird of the genus Amaurospiza): sinisirkkunen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-seedeater-en-noun-GDhMDJRC Disambiguation of Birds: 2 11 43 43 Disambiguation of Cardinalids: 3 7 41 48 Disambiguation of Tanagers: 3 7 48 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 47 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 2 48 46 Disambiguation of 'bird of the genus Amaurospiza': 2 2 41 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (bird): hard-bill
Disambiguation of 'bird': 0 35 33 33

Inflected forms

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