Meanings
nounnorthern cardinal (plural northern cardinals)
plural northern cardinals
- A North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.
Synonyms: red cardinal, redbird, Virginia nightingale
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.
Translations
Catalan cardenal vermell
- cardenal vermellTranslations
Dutch rode kardinaal
- rode kardinaalTranslations
Finnish punakardinaali
- punakardinaaliTranslations
French cardinal rouge
- cardinal rougeTranslations
German Rotkardinal
- RotkardinalTranslations
Japanese 猩々紅冠鳥
- 猩々紅冠鳥 (shoujou-koukanchou)Translations
Polish kardynał szkarłatny
- kardynał szkarłatnyTranslations
Russian кра́сный кардина́л, вирги́нский кардина́л
- кра́сный кардина́л (krásnyj kardinál)Translations
- вирги́нский кардина́л (virgínskij kardinál)Translations
Spanish cardenal rojo
- cardenal rojoTranslations
Turkish kardinal, kırmızı kardinal
- kardinalTranslations
- kırmızı kardinalTranslations
Welsh cardinal cyffredin
- cardinal cyffredinTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
northern cardinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20cardinal
MLA
“northern cardinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20cardinal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northern cardinal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20cardinal.
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