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SERINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins
Synonyms:
genus Serinus; Serinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Serinus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Serinus"):
canary; canary bird (any of several small Old World finches)
serin (any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe)
Holonyms ("Serinus" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)