LINTWHITE
Dictionary entry overview: What does lintwhite mean? • LINTWHITE (noun)
The noun LINTWHITE has 1 sense:
1. small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
Familiarity information: LINTWHITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LINTWHITE (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 ("lintwhite" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("lintwhite" 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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