finch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Old English finċ.

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• Rhymes: -ɪntʃ

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finch (plural finches)

1. Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.

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• brambling
• canary
• crossbill
• redpoll
• serin
• siskin

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to finch (third-person singular simple present finches, present participle finching, simple past and past participle finched)

1. To hunt for finches, to go finching.