(common) chaffinch

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• Chaffinch — Fringilla coelebs, male   …   Wikipedia

• chaffinch — ► NOUN ▪ a common finch, the male of which has a bluish head, pink underparts, and dark wings with a white flash. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• chaffinch — /chaf inch/, n. a common finch, Fringilla coelebs, of the Old World, often kept as a pet. [1400 50; late ME chaffynche, OE ceaffinc. See CHAFF1, FINCH] * * * Songbird (Fringilla coelebs) that breeds in gardens and farmlands of Europe and northern …   Universalium

• chaffinch — UK [ˈtʃæfɪntʃ] / US [ˈtʃæˌfɪntʃ] noun [countable] Word forms chaffinch : singular chaffinch plural chaffinches a small bird that is common in Europe and Asia. The male has a red brown breast and a grey head …   English dictionary

• chaffinch — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ceaffinc, from ceaf + finc finch Date: before 12th century a common European finch (Fringilla coelebs of the family Frangillidae) of which the male has a pinkish brown breast …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chaffinch — chaf|finch [ˈtʃæfıntʃ] n a common small European bird …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chaffinch — noun a common finch, the male of which has a bluish head, pink underparts, and dark wings with a white flash. [Fringilla coelebs.] Origin OE ceaffinc chaff finch …   English new terms dictionary

• chaffinch — noun (C) a common small European bird …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chaffinch — chaf•finch [[t]ˈtʃæf ɪntʃ[/t]] n. orn a common Eurasian finch, Fringilla coelebs, often kept as a pet • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME; OE ceaffinc. See chaff I, finch …   From formal English to slang

• chaffinch — /ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/ (say chafinch) noun a common European finch, Fringilla coelebs, with a pleasant short song, and often kept as an aviary bird. {Middle English, Old English ceaffinc. See chaff1, finch} …  

• chaffinch — n. Brit. a common European finch, Fringilla coelebs, the male of which has a blue grey head with pinkish cheeks. Etymology: OE ceaffinc: see CHAFF, FINCH …   Useful english dictionary