GENUS SERINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Serinus mean? 

• GENUS SERINUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS SERINUS has 1 sense:

1. Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins

  Familiarity information: GENUS SERINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SERINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Serinus; Serinus

Hypernyms ("genus Serinus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Serinus"):

canary; canary bird (any of several small Old World finches)

serin (any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe)

Holonyms ("genus Serinus" is a member of...):

family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)