Spinus
See also: spinus
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Spinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain siskins and goldfinches.
Usage notes
- Often treated as a subgenus of Carduelis, Carduelis subg. Spinus.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Spinus spinus (spruce siskin) - type species; (black siskin), Spinus atriceps (black-capped siskin), Spinus barbatus (black-chinned siskin), Spinus crassirostris (thick-billed siskin), Spinus cucullatus (red siskin), Spinus dominicensis (Antillean siskin), Spinus lawrencei (Lawrence's goldfinch(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)), Spinus magellanicus (hooded siskin), Spinus notata (black-headed siskin), Spinus olivacea (olivaceous siskin), Spinus pinus (pine siskin), Spinus psaltria (lesser goldfinch), Spinus siemiradzkii (saffron siskin), Spinus spinescens (Andean siskin), Spinus thibetana (Tibetan siskin), Spinus tristis (American goldfinch), Spinus uropygialis (yellow-rumped siskin), Spinus xanthogastra (yellow-bellied siskin), Spinus yarrellii (yellow-faced siskin)) - other species
References
Finch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Spinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Spinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lua error: The template Template:R:ITIS does not use the parameter(s):
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