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SERINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Serinus mean?
• SERINUS (noun)
The noun SERINUS has 1 sense:
1. Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins
Familiarity information: SERINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Serinus; Serinus
Hypernyms ("Serinus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Serinus"):
canary; canary bird (any of several small Old World finches)
serin (any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe)
Holonyms ("Serinus" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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