chaffinch (redirected from Chaffinches)

chaf·finch  (chfnch)

n.

A small European songbird (Fringilla coelebs), the male of which has predominantly reddish-brown plumage.

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[Middle English chaffinche, from Old English ceaffinc : ceaf, chaff, husk + finc, finch.]

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chaffinch [ˈtʃæfɪntʃ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common European finch, Fringilla coelebs, with black and white wings and, in the male, a reddish body and blue-grey head

[Old English ceaffinc, from ceaf chaff¹ + finc finch]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chaffinch - small European finch with a cheerful song Fringilla coelebs finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Fringilla, genus Fringilla - type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling

Translations

chaffinch [ˈtʃæfɪntʃ] N → pinzón m (vulgar)

chaffinch [ˈtʃæfɪntʃ] n → pinson m

chaffinch

n → Buchfink m

chaffinch [ˈtʃæfɪntʃ] n → fringuello

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chaffinch [ˈtʃæfɪntʃ] n → fringuello