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 notesIn 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.