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goldfinch

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gold·finch  (gldfnch)
n.
1. Any of several small American finches of the genus Carduelis, especially C. tristis, of which the male has yellow plumage with a black forehead, wings, and tail.
2. A small Eurasian finch (Carduelis carduelis) having brownish plumage with black wings boldly marked with yellow and a red patch across the face.

goldfinch [ˈgəʊldˌfɪntʃ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common European finch, Carduelis carduelis, the adult of which has a red-and-white face and yellow-and-black wings
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several North American finches of the genus Spinus, esp the yellow-and-black species S. tristis
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goldfinchgoldfinch - American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
genus Spinus, Spinus - in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches
2.goldfinchgoldfinch - small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
Carduelis, genus Carduelis - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets

goldfinch noun
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collective noun charm
Translations
goldfinch [ˈgəʊldfɪntʃ] Njilguero m
goldfinch [ˈgəʊldˌfɪntʃ] ncardellino
goldfinch [ˈgəʊldˌfɪntʃ] ncardellino


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His finding the pair in the wilds of Paris is an adventure, in which, in fact, a goldfinch again takes an important part--a goldfinch who is found to understand the Cevenol dialect:--
The duke and duchess were extremely glad to see how readily Don Quixote fell in with their scheme; but at this moment Sancho observed, "I hope this senora duenna won't be putting any difficulties in the way of the promise of my government; for I have heard a Toledo apothecary, who talked like a goldfinch, say that where duennas were mixed up nothing good could happen.
 
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