SPINUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Spinus mean? • SPINUS (noun)
The noun SPINUS has 1 sense:
1. in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches
Familiarity information: SPINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPINUS (noun)
Meaning:
In some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Spinus; Spinus
Hypernyms ("Spinus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Spinus"):
goldfinch; New world goldfinch; Spinus tristis; yellowbird (American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer)
pine finch; pine siskin; Spinus pinus (small finch of North American coniferous forests)
Holonyms ("Spinus" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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