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noun greek

ăcanthis

gen. ăcanthĭdis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A little bird of a dark-green color; that lives in the thorn bushes; the thistle-finch
A little bird of a dark-green color, that lives in the thorn bushes, the thistle-finch or goldfinch (pure Lat. carduelis): Fringilla carduelis, Linn.; Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 175; 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
A plant; groundsel
A plant, called also senecio, groundsel, Plin. 25, 13, 106, § 168.
Perseus ID: n297 Key: acanthis