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noun

finch

fihnch
noun
1
A small seed-eating songbird with a short, conical beak.
"A finch landed on the feeder outside the kitchen window."

How to Use Finch

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA small bird known for eating seeds, such as the goldfinch or chaffinch.

Word Forms

finched past tense, finches plural, finches singular

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Etymology

From Old English finc, related to similar words in Dutch and German for the same bird family.

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