linnet

Noun
  1. Small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico (synset 101535470)
    is a type of: finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
    belongs to: carpodacus, genus carpodacus - house finches and purple finches
    same as: carpodacus mexicanus, house finch
  2. Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead (synset 101533985)
    is a type of: finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
    belongs to: carduelis, genus carduelis - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets
    same as: carduelis cannabina, lintwhite

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