HAWFINCH


Meaning of HAWFINCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯ-ˌfinch ]

noun

Etymology: haw (I)

Date: circa 1674

: an Old World finch ( Coccothraustes coccothraustes of the family Fringillidae) with a large heavy bill and short thick neck and the male marked with black, white, and brown

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