NEW WORLD GOLDFINCH
Dictionary entry overview: What does New world goldfinch mean? • NEW WORLD GOLDFINCH (noun)
The noun NEW WORLD GOLDFINCH has 1 sense:
1. American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
Familiarity information: NEW WORLD GOLDFINCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEW WORLD GOLDFINCH (noun)
Meaning:
American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
goldfinch; New world goldfinch; Spinus tristis; yellowbird
Hypernyms ("New world goldfinch" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("New world goldfinch" is a member of...):
genus Spinus; Spinus (in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches)
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