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chaffinch

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chaf′inch)

chaf•finch /ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Birdsa common finch of Europe and Asia, often kept as a pet.

chaf•finch (chaf′inch),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsa common finch, Fringilla coelebs, of the Old World, often kept as a pet.

late Middle English chaffynche, Old English ceaffinc. See chaff¹, finch 1400–50

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chaffinch /ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/ n

a common European finch, Fringilla coelebs, with black and white wings and, in the male, a reddish body and blue-grey head

Etymology: Old English ceaffinc, from ceaf chaff¹ + finc finch

'chaffinch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

finch - fringillid

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