ˌfīd.əˈtäməˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Phytotoma, type genus (from phyt- + Greek tomē action of cutting, from temnein to cut) + -idae — more at tome
: a family of So. American passerine birds that resemble finches but have serrated bills with which they nip off the young shoots and buds of plants