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Webster 1913 Edition


Burion

Bu′ri-on

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The red-breasted house sparrow of California (
Carpodacus frontalis
); – called also
crimson-fronted bullfinch
.
[Written also
burrion
.]

Definition 2024


burion

burion

English

Alternative forms

  • burrion

Noun

burion (plural burions)

  1. (archaic) The red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus frontalis).