greenfinch

[ green-finch ]

noun

1. any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, especially C. chloris European greenfinch.

greenfinch

/ ˈɡriːnˌfɪntʃ /

noun

1. a common European finch, Carduelis chloris, the male of which has a dull green plumage with yellow patches on the wings and tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of greenfinch¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; green + finch

Example Sentences

During this quiet, pleasant time the greenfinch was perhaps more to me than any other songster.

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In any case, the subject need not keep us longer from the greenfinch--that is to say, my greenfinch not another man's.

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To this writer, then--and there are others to keep him in countenance--the greenfinch as a vocalist ranks lower than the lowest.

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The Greenfinch, or Green Linnet, is one of our most generally diffused birds.

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The Greenfinch has another note which is heard most frequently, but not exclusively, in spring.

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