Frin·gil·la a.  Zool. A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling.
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  Fringilla
       n : type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn: genus
           Fringilla]