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GENUS CARPODACUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Carpodacus mean?

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

1. house finches and purple finches

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

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS CARPODACUS (noun)

Sense 1

genus Carpodacus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

House finches and purple finches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Carpodacus"):

Carpodacus mexicanus; house finch; linnet (small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico)

Carpodacus purpureus; purple finch (North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump)

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

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

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