I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: probably so called from the thick neck
1. : a finch of the genus Pyrrhula ; especially : a European finch ( P. pyrrhula ) that is often kept as a cage bird and taught to whistle various airs, the male having rose-red underparts, blue-gray back, black cap, chin, tail, and wings, and white rump, the female being chiefly pinkish brown below, grayish brown above
2. : any of several other finches that resemble the European bullfinch (as a pyrrhuloxia or grosbeak)
II. noun
Etymology: from earlier bullfinch (fence)
: a hedge too high for a mounted hunter to leap