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hawfinch

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haw·finch  (hôfnch)
n.
1. A Eurasian bird (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) having a thick bill, a short, white-tipped tail, and brown, white, and black plumage.
2. Any of various birds similar or related to this bird.
[haw + finch.]
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Noun1.hawfinchhawfinch - a common large finch of Eurasia      
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
grosbeak, grossbeak - any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
Coccothraustes, genus Coccothraustes - large finches


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