CHAFFINCH


Meaning of CHAFFINCH in English

ˈcha(ˌ)finch noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English chaffynche, from Old English ceaffinc, from ceaf chaff + finc finch

: a common Old World finch ( Fringilla coelebs ) often kept as a cage bird and having in the male a reddish breast plumage and a cheerful but not much varied song

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