GENUS CARDUELIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Carduelis mean? 

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

1. in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CARDUELIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carduelis; genus Carduelis

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Carduelis"):

Carduelis carduelis; goldfinch (small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings)

Carduelis cannabina; linnet; lintwhite (small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead)

Carduelis cucullata; red siskin (South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail)

Carduelis flammea; redpoll (small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump)

Carduelis hornemanni; redpoll (small siskin-like finch with a red crown)

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

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