red·poll (r d p l )n. Any of several small finches of the genus Carduelis of northern North America and Eurasia, especially C. flammea, having a red crown and black chin. |
redpoll [ˈrɛdˌpɒl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two widely distributed finches, Acanthis flammea or A. hornemanni (arctic or hoary redpoll), having a greyish-brown plumage with a red crown and pink breast
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| Noun | 1. |  redpoll - small siskin-like finch with a red crownfinch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Carduelis, genus Carduelis - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets |
| 2. | redpoll - small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Carduelis, genus Carduelis - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets |
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