Spinus

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:

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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

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