/ ˈlɪnɪt; NAmE / noun
a small brown and grey bird of the finch family
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Old French linette , from lin flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds).
/ ˈlɪnɪt; NAmE / noun
a small brown and grey bird of the finch family
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Old French linette , from lin flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005