|pir(y)ə+ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Pyrrhula, genus of finches (from Greek pyrrhoulas, a red-colored bird, perhaps the bullfinch, from pyrrhos red) + Loxia
1. capitalized : a genus of large showy finches related to the cardinal, having short thick bills, a prominent crest, and gray and red plumage, and nesting through much of Mexico north to Texas
2. -s : any bird of the genus Pyrrhuloxia