| NOUN | animal | goldfinch, New World goldfinch, yellowbird, Spinus tristis | American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer |
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| animal | goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis | small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings |
| Sounds | gow'ldfih.nch | |
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| Rhymes | cinch ... winch: 9 rhymes with ihnch... | |
| Meaning | American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer. | |
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| Synonyms | New World goldfinch, yellowbird, Spinus tristis | |
| Member of | Spinus, genus Spinus | In some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis |
| Broader | finch | Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds |
| Meaning | small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings. | |
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| Synonym | Carduelis carduelis | |
| 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 |
| Spanish | jilguero | |
| Catalan | cadernera, Carduelis carduelis | |
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