grassfinch

grassfinch

(ˈɡrɑːsˌfɪntʃ)

n

(Animals) any Australian weaverbird of the genus Poephila and related genera, many of which are brightly coloured and kept as cagebirds

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grassfinch - usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds grass finch weaver finch, weaverbird, weaver - finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests genus Poephila, Poephila - grassfinches Poephila castanotis, zebra finch - small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's

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