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LINTWHITE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
Synonyms:
Carduelis cannabina; linnet; lintwhite
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lintwhite" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("lintwhite" is a member of...):
Carduelis; genus Carduelis (in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets)