greenfinch

[ green-finch ]

/ ˈgrinˌfɪntʃ /

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noun

any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, especially C. chloris(European greenfinch ).

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Origin of greenfinch

First recorded in 1490–1500; green + finch

Words nearby greenfinch

Greeneville, green-eyed, green-eyed monster, greenfield, Greenfield Park, greenfinch, green fingers, greenfish, green flag, green flash, greenfly

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How to use greenfinch in a sentence

During this quiet, pleasant time the greenfinch was perhaps more to me than any other songster.
Birds in Town and Village|W. H. Hudson
In any case, the subject need not keep us longer from the greenfinch--that is to say, my greenfinch not another man's.
Birds in Town and Village|W. H. Hudson
To this writer, then--and there are others to keep him in countenance--the greenfinch as a vocalist ranks lower than the lowest.
Birds in Town and Village|W. H. Hudson
The Greenfinch, or Green Linnet, is one of our most generally diffused birds.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns

The Greenfinch has another note which is heard most frequently, but not exclusively, in spring.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for greenfinch

greenfinch

/ (ˈɡriːnˌfɪntʃ) /

noun

a common European finch, Carduelis chloris, the male of which has a dull green plumage with yellow patches on the wings and tail

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