Fringillidae \Fringillidae\ n.
A natural family of birds of the finch group having short
conical bills adapted for eating seeds, including finches,
goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, siskins, canaries,
cardinals, grosbeaks, crossbills, linnets, and buntings. This
family at one time included the sparrows of the family
{Emberizinae}, but has more recently been restricted in
usage.
Syn: family {Fringillidae}.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]