brambling

[ bram-bling ]

noun

1. an Old World finch, Fringilla montifringilla, the male of which is black and white with a reddish-brown breast.

brambling

/ ˈbræmblɪŋ /

noun

1. a Eurasian finch, Fringilla montifringilla , with a speckled head and back and, in the male, a reddish brown breast and darker wings and tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of brambling¹

1560–70; earlier bramlin ( bram- (variant of broom ) + -lin -ling ¹ ); akin to German Brämling

Example Sentences

In February, 1911, a brambling was brought to me for identification.

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