English Dictionary

seedeater

noun

(literally) An individual or species which eats seeds. / A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds. / Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae

The seedeater perched on the branch and sang a beautiful song.

意味（1）

(literally) An individual or species which eats seeds.

Mammal seedeaters include chipmunks; ground squirrels; red, gray, and fox squirrels; voles; white-footed mice; and pocket gophers.

意味（2）

A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds.

Most seedeaters have strong, typically shaped bills.

意味（3）

Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae

意味（4）

Any bird in the genus Amaurospiza, now classified in the family Cardinalidae