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 Translation for 'goldfinch' from English to Albanian
NOUN   a goldfinch | goldfinches
SYNO Carduelis carduelis | goldfinch | New World goldfinch | ...
orn.T
gardalinë {f} [Carduelis carduelis]
goldfinch
orn.T
kryeartëz {f} [Carduelis carduelis]
goldfinch
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Translation for 'goldfinch' from English to Albanian

goldfinch
gardalinë {f} [Carduelis carduelis]orn.T

kryeartëz {f} [Carduelis carduelis]orn.T
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Usage Examples English
  • Raphael's "Madonna del cardellino" (Madonna of the Goldfinch) however portrays John the Baptist holding a goldfinch while Christ reaches out his arms to touch it.
  • The genus "Carduelis" was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 by tautonomy based on Carl Linnaeus's specific epithet for the European goldfinch "Fringilla carduelis".
  • The Andean siskin's call is a typical goldfinch-like "tswee" or similar variation, frequently given in flight.
  • A distelfink is a stylized goldfinch, probably based on the European variety.
  • The American goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa and New Jersey, where it is called the eastern goldfinch, and Washington, where it is called the willow goldfinch.

  • The seeds of "T. speciosa" are consumed by seed eating birds such as goldfinch ("Carduelis carduelis") and other finch species.
  • Cardillo is a surname of Sicilian origin, derived from the word "cardillu", meaning goldfinch.
  • Common animals are the mammal squirrel and the reptile lizard. BIrds include woodpecker, European goldfinch, magpie and parrot.
  • Stieglitz is a surname originating in Germany. Stieglitz, meaning goldfinch, was borrowed into German from a Slavic language, probably Old Czech "stehlec".
  • The seeds of "Centaurea cyanus" are one of the favourite foods of the European goldfinch.

  • The baby Jesus holds a goldfinch, an allegory of his future Passion. The right side opens on an external wall covered by grass.
  • A different myth associates the European goldfinch with the title "Thornbird", recounting that a goldfinch plucked a thorn out of Christ's crown of thorns and blood splashed onto its feathers.
  • Conder started recording the behaviour of the European goldfinch at this camp.
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