CHAFFINCH


Meaning of CHAFFINCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈcha-(ˌ)finch ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ceaffinc, from ceaf + finc finch

Date: before 12th century

: a common European finch ( Fringilla coelebs of the family Frangillidae) of which the male has a pinkish-brown breast

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.