Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- noun
- Specialized
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camachuelo común
- The Pyrrhula pyrrhula is easy to spot thanks to its bright red breast.
Examples
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Look! A Pyrrhula pyrrhula just landed on that branch!
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The Pyrrhula pyrrhula is often seen in gardens during winter.
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Birdwatchers were excited to see a Pyrrhula pyrrhula in the nearby forest.
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During the winter, Pyrrhula pyrrhula often feeds on seeds and berries.
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The Pyrrhula pyrrhula is easy to spot thanks to its bright red breast.
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Birdwatchers were excited to see a Pyrrhula pyrrhula in the nearby forest.
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During the winter, Pyrrhula pyrrhula often feeds on seeds and berries.
Synonyms
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A small bird in Europe with black and white feathers and a bright red breast
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) rather than a compositional English phrase; if a learner knows that 'Pyrrhula' denotes a genus of small passerine birds, they can infer that Pyrrhula pyrrhula refers to a bird species, but they cannot derive the specific common name or descriptive features (Eurasian bullfinch, red throat, etc.) from the repeated genus alone. Because understanding depends on knowledge of taxonomic naming conventions rather than ordinary semantic composition, the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Pyrrhula pyrrhula comes from an old Greek word pyrrhula meaning 'flame' or 'red', because the bird's bright red breast looks like a small flame. That's why this name refers to the common bullfinch with a red throat and chest today.