goldfinch

Noun. A small passerine bird of the finch family; the European goldfinch, ''Carduelis carduelis'', the American goldfinch, ''Carduelis tristis'', Lawrence's Goldfinch, ''Carduelis lawrencei'', or the lesser goldfinch, ''Carduelis psaltria''.

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