firefinch
English
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Etymology
fire + finch, from the colour of its plumage.
Noun
firefinch (plural firefinches)
- Any of several species of finch in the genus Lagonosticta, found across sub-Saharan Africa.
fire + finch, from the colour of its plumage.
firefinch (plural firefinches)