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greenfinch

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Eurasia. European greenfinch, a common Old World finch (Chloris chloris, syn. Carduelis chloris, Fringilla Chloris), mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
  2. noun European greenfinch, a common Old World finch (Chloris chloris, syn. Carduelis chloris, Fringilla Chloris), mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
  3. noun A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment. A female member of the Royal Irish Regiment.
  4. noun A female member of the Royal Irish Regiment.

Similar words

european greenfinch finch goldfinch carduelid rosefinch cardinal gold finch darwin's finch fringillid citril

Often followed by

carduelis and is in are has goldfinch

Word family

greenfinches

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