The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
burion — ˈbyu̇rēən, bu̇rˈyȯn noun ( s) Etymology: Mexican Spanish burrión, perhaps alteration of Spanish gorrión sparrow Southwest : house finch * * * burion, ioun, iown, jon obs. ff. burgeon … Useful english dictionary
burion — bu·ri·on … English syllables
burrion — Burion Bu ri*on, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The red breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus frontalis}); called also {crimson fronted bullfinch}. [Written also {burrion}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carpodacus frontalis — Burion Bu ri*on, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The red breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus frontalis}); called also {crimson fronted bullfinch}. [Written also {burrion}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crimson-fronted bullfinch — Burion Bu ri*on, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The red breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus frontalis}); called also {crimson fronted bullfinch}. [Written also {burrion}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bullfinch — Bull finch , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {Pyrrhula vulgaris} or {Pyrrhula rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. [1913 Webster] Note … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crimson-fronted bullfinch — Bullfinch Bull finch , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {Pyrrhula vulgaris} or {Pyrrhula rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pine bullfinch — Bullfinch Bull finch , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {Pyrrhula vulgaris} or {Pyrrhula rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pyrrhula rubicilla — Bullfinch Bull finch , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {Pyrrhula vulgaris} or {Pyrrhula rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pyrrhula vulgaris — Bullfinch Bull finch , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {Pyrrhula vulgaris} or {Pyrrhula rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
