Conirostres

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conirostres \Co`ni*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. conus cone +
     rostrum beak: cf. F. conirostre.] (Zool.)
     A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a
     strong conical bill, as the finches.
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