DARWIN'S FINCHES

Meaning of DARWIN'S FINCHES in English

a group of Galapagos Island finches, observed by Charles Darwin, that provide striking evidence of speciation.

[ 1945-50 ]

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DARWIN'S FINCHES — noun plural Etymology: Charles Darwin Date: 1947 finches of a subfamily (Geospizinae) having great variation in bill shape and confined …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DARWIN'S FINCHES — ¦därwə̇nz- noun plural Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: after Charles Darwin died 1882 English naturalist : finches (as the ground …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARWIN'S FINCHES — noun plural Etymology: Charles Darwin Date: 1947 : finches of a subfamily (Geospizinae) having great variation in bill shape and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARWIN'S FINCHES — [Dar.win's finches] n pl [Charles Darwin] (1947): finches of a subfamily (Geospizinae) having great variation in bill shape and confined …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DARWIN'S FINCHES — Pronunciation: ˌ där-w ə nz- Function: noun plural Etymology: Charles Darwin Date: 1947 : finches of a subfamily (Geospizinae) having …
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DARWIN'S FINCHES — Овсянка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DARWIN'S FINCHES — дарвиновы вьюрки (Geospizinae), земляные вьюрки (Geospizinae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DARWIN'S FINCHES — дарвиновы вьюрки ( Geospizinae ) , земляные вьюрки ( Geospizinae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DARWIN — Darwin, Charles npr [1809-1882; English naturalist, proponent of the theory of evolution bearing his name]
Interlingua English vocab
DARWIN — I. biographical name Charles Robert 1809-1882 English naturalist, II. biographical name Erasmus 1731-1802 grandfather of C.R. English physiologist & poet, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DARWIN — I formerly Palmerston Seaport (pop., 2001 prelim.: 69,698), capital of Northern Territory , Australia. Located on Port Darwin, a deep …
Английский словарь Британика
DARWIN — /dahr"win/ , n. 1. Charles (Robert) , 1809-82, English naturalist and author. 2. his grandfather, Erasmus , 1731-1802, English naturalist …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARWIN — n. family name; Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist and author, developer of the theory of evolution by natural selection
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DARWIN — I. ˈdär-wən biographical name Charles Robert 1809-1882 English naturalist II. biographical name Erasmus 1731-1802 grandfather of C.R. English physiologist & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARWIN — capital and chief port of Northern Territory, Australia. It is situated on a low peninsula northeast of the entrance to …
Britannica English vocabulary
DARWIN — Darwin BrE AmE ˈdɑː wɪn § -wən AmE ˈdɑːr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DARWIN — I. Dar ‧ win /ˈdɑːwən, ˈdɑːwɪn $ ˈdɑːr-/ BrE AmE a city and important port in northern Australia II. Darwin, …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARWIN — n. Darwin's finch Darwin Charles Robert Darwin Erasmus Palmerston of Palmerston Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Lord Palmerston
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DARWIN — n. formerly Palmerston Seaport (pop., 2001 prelim.: 69,698), capital of Northern Territory , Australia. Located on Port Darwin, a deep …
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DARWIN — To do something so stupid it gets you killed. Example: He lit a match to see if there was any …
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DARWIN — Classification: City Located in: Minnesota (MN) Total Population (2000): 276 Total Housing Units (2000): 130 Land Area (square meters): 1938965 …
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DARWIN — 1. < operating system > An operating system based on the FreeBSD version of Unix , running on top of …
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DARWIN — (1809–82) the English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. As a young man he spent five …
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DARWIN — inward
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DARWIN — Charlie, a well-known enemy of preachers. He discovered that many men looked like their progenitors, and proved his theories with …
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FINCHES — Like canaries, they are great birds "to watch". They are great for people who enjoy watching birds rather than having …
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DARWIN — Darwin
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARWIN — Darwin
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINCHES — Вьюрковые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DARWIN — Дарвин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DARWIN — n геогр. г. Дарвин
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DARWIN — г. Дарвин
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DARWIN — (n) Дарвин
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DARWIN — n геогр. г. Дарвин
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DARWIN — n геогр. г. Дарвин
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DARWIN — сущ. ; геогр. Дарвин ( город в Австралии, порт на Тиморском море )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DARWIN — сущ.; геогр. Дарвин (город в Австралии, порт на Тиморском море)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DARWIN — Darwin
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARWIN — Darwin
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARADISE WHYDAH FINCHES — см. whydah finches
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PARADISE WHYDAH FINCHES — см. whydah finches
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WEAVER — noun Date: 14th century one that weaves especially as an occupation, any of numerous Old World passerine birds (family Ploceidae) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOWHEE — noun Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1729 a common finch ( Pipilo erythrophthalmus of the family Emberizidae) of eastern North America …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPARROW — noun Etymology: Middle English sparow, from Old English spearwa; akin to Old High German sparo ~ Date: before 12th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REDPOLL — noun Date: 1738 either of two small finches (genus Carduelis syn. Acanthis of the family Fringillidae) having brownish streaked plumage …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OSCINE — adjective see: ob- Date: 1883 of or relating to a large suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds (as larks, shrikes, finches, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LONGSPUR — noun Date: 1831 any of several long-clawed finches (especially genus Calcarius ) of the arctic regions and the Great Plains …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FINCH — Any of several hundred species of small, conical-billed, seed-eating songbirds (in several families), including the bunting , canary , cardinal …
Английский словарь Британика
SEEDEATER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: seed (I) + eater : any of various birds and especially finches whose diet consists basically of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYRRHULOXIA — |pir(y)ə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Pyrrhula, genus of finches (from Greek pyrrhoulas, a red-colored bird, perhaps the bullfinch, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRINGILLA — (a.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but …
Английский словарь Webster
FRINGILLA — ( a. ) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ESTRILDID — /es"tril did/ , Ornith. adj. 1. of or pertaining to the family Estrildidae, comprising the grass finches, waxbills, mannikins, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRINGILLA — adj a genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. it formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but …
Webster English vocab
GRASS FINCH — any of several small finchlike birds of Australasia that constitute the tribe Erythrurini of the songbird family Estrildidae. Their tails …
Britannica English vocabulary
FINCH — any of several hundred species of small, conical-billed, seed-eating songbirds belonging to several families in the order Passeriformes. These families …
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