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grass finch

or grassfinch

noun

  1. any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
  2. the vesper sparrow.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grass finch1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences

Wilson, I believe, calls him the Grass-Finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

I believe the bird was called the grass finch by our earlier writers.

One of the foremost birds in the spring movement is the grass-finch (vesper-sparrow or bay-winged bunting).

Wilson, I believe, calls him the grass-finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

How welcome, too, were the hearty music of the robin and the carol of the grass finch!

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