CARDUELIS CANNABINA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Carduelis cannabina mean? • CARDUELIS CANNABINA (noun)
The noun CARDUELIS CANNABINA has 1 sense:
1. small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
Familiarity information: CARDUELIS CANNABINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARDUELIS CANNABINA (noun)
Meaning:
Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carduelis cannabina; lintwhite; linnet
Hypernyms ("Carduelis cannabina" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("Carduelis cannabina" is a member of...):
Carduelis; genus Carduelis (in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets)
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