Home › Words › B › brushfinchbrushfinch/ˈbɹʌʃ.fɪntʃ/brushfinch means any bird of the genus Atlapetes.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, brushfinch ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.brushfinch is pronounced /ˈbɹʌʃ.fɪntʃ/.EtymologyFrom brush + finch.nounAny bird of the genus Atlapetes.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bushbird 66% match — Any of the tropical birds in the genera Neoctantes or Clytoctantes, found in South America. vs brushfinch →bentbill 64% match — Any of the tropical birds in the genus Oncostoma, found in Central and South America. vs brushfinch →barbtail 64% match — Any of the birds in the genera Premnornis, Premnoplex and Roraimia, found in South America. vs brushfinch →snowfinch 64% match — Any of the passerine bird genus Montifringilla. vs brushfinch →bristlebird 64% match — Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia. vs brushfinch →bristlefront 63% match — Any of the birds in the genus Merulaxis, found in Brazil. vs brushfinch →antbird 63% match — Any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants. vs brushfinch →spadebill 63% match — Any of the birds in the genus Platyrinchus vs brushfinch →