house finch
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noun
a small common finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, originally of the western U.S. and Mexico and now widely distributed: the males have a red forehead, throat, breast, and rump.
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Origin of house finch
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby house finch
“House Divided” speech, housedress, housed string, house factor, housefather, house finch, house flag, housefly, houseful, house furnishings, house group
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