RED SISKIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red siskin mean? 

• RED SISKIN (noun)
  The noun RED SISKIN has 1 sense:

1. South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail

  Familiarity information: RED SISKIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED SISKIN (noun)

Meaning:

South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carduelis cucullata; red siskin

Hypernyms ("red siskin" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Holonyms ("red siskin" 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)