REDPOLL
Dictionary entry overview: What does redpoll mean?
• REDPOLL (noun)
The noun REDPOLL has 2 senses:
1. small siskin-like finch with a red crown
2. small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump
Familiarity information: REDPOLL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REDPOLL (noun)
Meaning:
Small siskin-like finch with a red crown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carduelis hornemanni; redpoll
Hypernyms ("redpoll" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("redpoll" 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)
Meaning:
Small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carduelis flammea; redpoll
Hypernyms ("redpoll" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("redpoll" 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)
