euphonia
euphonia Lexical Profile
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• noun
Any of several small, brightly colored Neotropical finches of the genus Euphonia, typically possessing a short, stout bill and native to the forests and woodlands of the Americas.
"During the expedition to Costa Rica, the ornithologist successfully photographed a male scrub euphonia perched in the forest canopy."
A pleasing, agreeable, or sweet sound; an archaic or Latinate variant of the word 'euphony'.
"The nineteenth-century poet often sought a perfect euphonia in his verses, carefully balancing his vowels and consonants."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'euphonia' refers primarily to a genus of Neotropical finches in modern usage, the related noun 'euphony' is the standard spelling for the abstract concept of pleasing sound.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Modern Latin 'Euphonia' (introduced as a bird genus in 1806 by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest), derived from the Greek 'euphōnia' meaning 'sweetness of voice', from 'eu-' (good, well) + 'phōnē' (sound, voice).
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