finch vs cardinal

cardinal vs finch

finch and cardinal both are nouns.

finch is not an adjective while cardinal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
finch	Yes	No	No	No
cardinal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cardinal is a hyponym of finch; that is, cardinal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than finch:

finch: any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
cardinal: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

Other hyponyms of finch include chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, brambling, Fringilla montifringilla, Carduelis carduelis, goldfinch, Carduelis cannabina, linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis spinus, siskin, Carduelis cucullata, red siskin, Carduelis flammea, redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni, redpoll, goldfinch, New World goldfinch, Spinus tristis, yellowbird, pine finch, pine siskin, Spinus pinus, Carpodacus mexicanus, house finch, linnet, Carpodacus purpureus, purple finch, canary, canary bird, serin, crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, junco, snowbird, New World sparrow, bunting, grosbeak, grossbeak, cardinal grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, Richmondena Cardinalis, pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, towhee, Hawaiian honeycreeper, honeycreeper.

finch (noun)	cardinal (noun)
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds	crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
	a variable color averaging a vivid red
	(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
	the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

finch (adjective)	cardinal (adjective)
	being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
	serving as an essential component

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