NOUN | animal | linnet, house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus | small finch originally / originally of the western United States and Mexico |
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animal | linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina | small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead |
Sounds | lih'niht | |
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Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | small finch originally / originally of the western United States and Mexico. | |
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Synonyms | house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus | |
Member of | Carpodacus, genus Carpodacus | house finches and purple finches |
Broader | finch | Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds |
Spanish | pardillo |
Meaning | small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead. | |
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Synonyms | lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina | |
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 |
Catalan | Carduelis cannabina, passerell comú |
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