[ごしきひわ;ゴシキヒワ, goshikihiwa ; goshikihiwa] (n) (uk) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Finch \Finch\ (f[i^]nch), n.; pl. {Finches} (f[i^]nch"[e^]z).
[AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc
a finch; also E. spink.] (Zool.)
A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to
the family {Fringillid[ae]}.
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Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch,
goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
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{Bramble finch}. See {Brambling}.
{Canary finch}, the canary bird.
{Copper finch}. See {Chaffinch}.
{Diamond finch}. See under {Diamond}.
{Finch falcon} (Zool.), one of several very small East Indian
falcons of the genus {Hierax}.
{To pull a finch}, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting
person. [Obs.] "Privily a finch eke could he pull."
--Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finch
n 1: any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills
adapted for crushing seeds
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