Carduelis

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}]