Home › Words › R › redpollredpoll/ˈɹɛd(ˌ)poʊl/redpoll means any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.redpoll is pronounced /ˈɹɛd(ˌ)poʊl/.EtymologyFrom red + poll.nounAny of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.A redhead.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.rosefinch 67% match — Any of the birds in the genus Carpodacus of the finch family. vs redpoll →redstart 61% match — Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail. vs redpoll →carduelid 61% match — Any finch in the family Carduelidae, now considered to be the fringillid subfamily Carduelinae. vs redpoll →firecrest 60% match — A very small passerine bird, Regulus ignicapilla, that breeds in Eurasia. vs redpoll →bullfinch 60% match — The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). vs redpoll →cardueline 59% match — Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches. vs redpoll →burion 58% match — A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis). vs redpoll →bristlebill 58% match — Any of various African bulbuls of the genus Bleda, family Pycnonotidae. vs redpoll →