Acanthis

== Translingual == === Etymology === See Acanthis (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Proper noun === Acanthis f A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – redpolls, of northern woodlands, formerly included in Carduelis. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Passeroidea – superfamily; Fringillidae – family; Carduelinae - subfamily; Carduelini - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Acanthis flammea (common redpoll) – type species; Acanthis cabaret (lesser redpoll), Acanthis hornemanni (Arctic redpoll) – other species ==== Coordinate terms ==== (genus): Loxia (crossbills) ==== Derived terms ==== Acanthidops === References === Redpoll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Acanthis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Acanthis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Acanthis at World Register of Marine Species Acanthis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Acanthis at National Center for Biotechnology Information Fringillidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux “Acanthis”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026