Akademik

Spinus

noun

in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches

• Syn: ↑genus Spinus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑New World goldfinch, ↑goldfinch, ↑yellowbird, ↑Spinus tristis, ↑pine siskin, ↑pine finch, ↑Spinus pinus

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\\ˈspīnəs, -pēn-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spinos chaffinch — more at finch

: a genus of small active often brightly colored finches that commonly includes the siskins and the New World goldfinches and is sometimes considered to constitute a subgenus of Carduelis

Useful english dictionary. 2012.