Carduelinae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carduelinae \Carduelinae\ n.
     a subfamily of birds consisting of the old world finches,
     many of which have taken up residence in the Americas; -- it
     is a subgroup of finches used in some classifications, in
     which the {Fringillidae} are divided into two subfamilies,
     the {Carduelinae} (including the goldfinches, siskins,


     redpolls, crossbills, and linnets) and {Fringillinae} (the
     brambling and the chaffinches). The siskins and goldfinches
     have migrated as far south as the southern end of South
     America. --T. M. Shortt.
  
     Syn: subfamily {Carduelinae}.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Carduelinae
       n : used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches [syn:
            {subfamily Carduelinae}]