'Carduelis' definitions:
Definition of 'Carduelis'
(from WordNet)
noun
In some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets [syn: Carduelis, genus Carduelis]
Definition of 'Carduelis'
From: GCIDE
- Carduelis \Carduelis\ n. the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the Fringillidae, used in some classifications. It includes the goldfinches (such as the American goldfinch, {Cardulis tristis}, and the European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis); siskins; redpolls; and linnets, as well as the common northern cardinal (Carduelis cardinalis, also called the cardinal bird).
- Syn: genus Carduelis. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]