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Carduelis
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carduelis
Translingual
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Etymology
From mul la carduelis carduēlis thistlefinch, goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from la carduus wild thistle, artichoke.
Proper noun
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genus family Fringillidae now three species of goldfinch, but that formerly included the greenfinches, redpolls, linnets, the twite, and the non-African siskins
Hypernyms
genus ; Carduelinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Carduelis carduelis species (European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch) - type species; Carduelis citrinella species (citril finch), Carduelis corsicana species (Corsican finch) - other species
25 species that were placed here in recent classifications have been moved to genera Acanthis genus, Linaria genus, and Spinus genus.
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mul True finches