GOULDIAN FINCH


Meaning of GOULDIAN FINCH in English

ˈgüldēən- noun

also gouldian

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized G

Etymology: John Gould died 1881 English naturalist + English -ian

: a small brilliantly colored Australian finch ( Poephila gouldiae ) often kept as a cage or aviary bird

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