SUBFAMILY CARDUELINAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches

Synonyms:

Carduelinae; subfamily Carduelinae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("subfamily Carduelinae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Holonyms ("subfamily Carduelinae" is a member of...):

family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)

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