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linnet
lin·net L0188400 (lĭn′ĭt)n. A small finch (Carduelis cannabina) of Eurasia and Africa with brownish plumage, the male of which has red on the head and breast.
[Obsolete French linette, from Old French, from lin, flax (from its feeding on flax seed), from Latin līnum; see lī̆no- in Indo-European roots.]linnet (ˈlɪnɪt) n1. (Animals) a brownish Old World finch, Acanthis cannabina: the male has a red breast and forehead2. (Animals) Also called: house finch a similar and related North American bird, Carpodacus mexicanus[C16: from Old French linotte, ultimately from Latin līnum flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds)]lin•net (ˈlɪn ɪt)
n. a small Old World finch of open country, Carduelis cannabina. [1520–30; earlier linet < Middle French (Walloon, Picard) linette, derivative of lin flax (compare line1; so named for its diet of flaxseeds); see -et] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  linnet - small finch originally of the western United States and MexicoCarpodacus mexicanus, house finchfinch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seedsCarpodacus, genus Carpodacus - house finches and purple finches | | 2. | linnet - small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and foreheadCarduelis cannabina, lintwhitefinch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seedsCarduelis, genus Carduelis - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets |
Translationslinnet
linnet1. a brownish Old World finch, Acanthis cannabina: the male has a red breast and forehead 2. a similar and related North American bird, Carpodacus mexicanus Linnet (Cannabina cannabina), a bird of the family Fringillidae of the order Passeriformes. The body measures about 13 cm long. The males have a crimson breast and forehead, a brown back, and a white abdomen. The females and young are grayish brown. The linnet is found in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. In the USSR it is distributed from the western borders to the Ob’ River basin. The bird nests in bushes, laying four to six eggs per clutch. It feeds primarily on seeds; the young are also fed seeds. The linnet is useful in weed control. It is often kept as a pet. linnet
Synonyms for linnetnoun small finch originally of the western United States and MexicoSynonyms- Carpodacus mexicanus
- house finch
Related Words- finch
- Carpodacus
- genus Carpodacus
noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and foreheadSynonyms- Carduelis cannabina
- lintwhite
Related Words- finch
- Carduelis
- genus Carduelis
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