genus carduelis

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   in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets

   SynonymsCarduelis

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofFringillidae

Questions about genus carduelis

What does genus carduelis mean?

genus carduelis means "in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets".

What is another word for genus carduelis?

Close synonyms include Carduelis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus carduelis a common word?

genus carduelis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.