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linnet in Dutch

linnet in Dutch is kneu — linnet means a small European finch with brown, streaked plumage, often found in open countryside.

linnet in Dutch

kneu
noun
A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.

What does "linnet" mean?

  1. noun A small European finch with brown, streaked plumage, often found in open countryside.
    "A linnet sang from the top of the hedgerow."
  2. noun In American usage, the house finch, a small North American finch.
    "A linnet perched on the garden feeder outside the kitchen window."
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linnet in a sentence

  • A linnet sang from the top of the hedgerow.
  • Flocks of linnets gathered on the stubble field after harvest.
  • A linnet perched on the garden feeder outside the kitchen window.
  • He heard a linnet calling from the porch railing.

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What is "linnet" in Dutch?
"linnet" in Dutch is kneu. linnet means: A small European finch with brown, streaked plumage, often found in open countryside.
How do you use "linnet" in a sentence?
Example: "A linnet sang from the top of the hedgerow." In Dutch, "linnet" is kneu.
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