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car⋅du⋅e⋅line
[kahr-joo-ee-lin] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills. |
–noun
| 2. | any bird of the subfamily Carduelinae. |
Origin:
< NL Carduelinae, equiv. to Carduel(is) genus name (L: goldfinch, deriv. of carduus thistle) + -inae -inae
< NL Carduelinae, equiv. to Carduel(is) genus name (L: goldfinch, deriv. of carduus thistle) + -inae -inae
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