LINNET


Meaning of LINNET in English

/ 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.