HyperDic: carduelis_cucullata

English > 1 sense of the expression *Carduelis cucullata*:
NOUN	animal	Carduelis cucullata, red siskin	South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail

English > *Carduelis cucullata*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail.
Synonym	red siskin
Member of	Carduelis, genus Carduelis	In some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae
Broader	finch	Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds