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单词 cardueline
释义

cardueline

[ kahr-joo-ee-lin ]
/ ˌkɑr dʒuˈi lɪn /

adjective

of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.

noun

any bird of the subfamily Carduelinae.

Origin of cardueline

<New Latin Carduelinae, equivalent to Carduel(is) genus name (Latin: goldfinch, derivative of carduus thistle) + -inae-inae

Words nearby cardueline

card surfing, card table, card tart, carduaceous, Carducci, cardueline, card up one's sleeve, Cardura, Cardus, card vote, cardy
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Example sentences from the Web for cardueline

  • He states further that the cardueline finches arise without disjunction from the tanagers.

    Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup
  • The muscle does not seem to be so well developed in the cardueline finches as it is in the other species.

    Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup
  • Only the ploceids and the cardueline finches in the present investigation fail to show such a division.

    Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup
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