2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Carduelis n : in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets [syn: {genus Carduelis}]
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