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noun(bun-ting)any of various stout-billed passerine birds (families Cardinalidae and Emberizidae) of which some are grouped with the cardinal and some with the New World sparrows
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noun(bun-ting)a lightweight loosely woven fabric used chiefly for flags and festive decorations
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noun(bun-ting)flags
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noun(bun-ting)decorations especially in the colors of the national flag
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noun(bun-ting)an infant's hooded garment made of napped fabric
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noun(bun-ting)a small finch (Passerina cyanea of the family Cardinalidae) chiefly of eastern North America of which the male is largely deep blue in spring and summer
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noun(bun-ting)a brightly colored bunting (Passerina ciris) that is found from the southern U.S. to Panama
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noun(bun-ting)a white bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) with black or brown markings on the upperparts that breeds in arctic regions and winters in northern parts of North America and Eurasia