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RED SISKIN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
Synonyms:
Carduelis cucullata; red siskin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("red siskin" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("red siskin" is a member of...):
Carduelis; genus Carduelis (in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets)