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CARDUELINAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Carduelinae mean?

• CARDUELINAE (noun)
The noun CARDUELINAE has 1 sense:

1. used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches

Familiarity information: CARDUELINAE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CARDUELINAE (noun)

Sense 1

Carduelinae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carduelinae; subfamily Carduelinae

Hypernyms ("Carduelinae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Holonyms ("Carduelinae" is a member of...):

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

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