finch
Collocations
3ADJ.
blue, escaped
VERB + FINCH
buy, like, white-winged
FINCH + NOUN
chickadee, warbler
Definitions
noun
Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.
Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.
verb
To hunt for finches, to go finching.
name
A surname transferred from the nickname, from finch as a byname or for a catcher and seller of finches.
A community and former township in North Stormont, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
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Example Bank
6That finch is performing its cute little dentistry on a crocodile over there.
Tatoeba · #712822Tom told me I walked like a white-winged Diuca finch.
Tatoeba · #10259104The finch, chickadee, and warbler eat insects.
Tatoeba · #10669750Once the birds had paired up, half of the zebra finch couples were allowed to go their own way, produce baby birds and live happily ever after.
Tatoeba · #11331198Your finch has escaped.
Tatoeba · #12074533Is that a finch?
Tatoeba · #12075888