hawfinch
English
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Etymology
haw (“berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna”) + finch. Named by English ornithologist Francis Willughby in 1676.
Noun
hawfinch (plural hawfinches)
- A large Eurasian finch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, with a thick bill.
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Translations
finch
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