• (n. pl.) A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches.
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Co`ni·ros'tres noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
conus cone +
rostrum beak: confer French
conirostre .]
(Zoology) A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches.
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Conirostres are a tribe of hard-billed birds characterised by a thick and strong bill, more or less conical in form, and in general devoid of any notch at the tip. The feet are robust and formed more for perching than walking. They feed principally on seeds and grain and also birds and insects, the nestlings of nearly species being fed on insects. ...
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conirostres A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical (circular base tapering to a point) bill or beak; such as, the finches.
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