LINNET


Meaning of LINNET in English

/lin"it/ , n.

1. a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.

2. any of various related birds, as the house finch.

[ 1520-30; earlier linet linette (F linot, linotte ), deriv. of lin flax (cf. LINE 1 ; so named for its diet of flaxseeds); see -ET ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .