SPINUS PINUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Spinus pinus mean? • SPINUS PINUS (noun)
The noun SPINUS PINUS has 1 sense:
1. small finch of North American coniferous forests
Familiarity information: SPINUS PINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPINUS PINUS (noun)
Meaning:
Small finch of North American coniferous forests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
pine finch; pine siskin; Spinus pinus
Hypernyms ("Spinus pinus" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("Spinus pinus" is a member of...):
genus Spinus; Spinus (in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches)
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