1. in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets; [syn: Carduelis, genus Carduelis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Carduelis
n 1: in some classifications considered the type genus of a
subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae:
goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets [syn: Carduelis,
genus Carduelis]