seedeater
nounUS /sidˈi.təɹ/
Etymology From seed + eater.
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.2003, John Andrew Eastman, The Book of Field and Roadside:
2
A bird species which feeds mainly on seeds.
- Most seedeaters have strong, typically shaped bills.
3
Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae
4
Any bird in the genus Amaurospiza, now classified in the family Cardinalidae
- Synonyms
- hard-bill
- Derived terms
- thick-billed seedeater