purple finch
noun
A common North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, the male of which has mainly rose-red plumage.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
- decollator
- decollement
- decollement zone
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- decolonization
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- decolor
- decolorise
- decolorization
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- decommission
- decommunise
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- decompensated
- decompensation
- decompilation
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- decompiler
- decomposable
- decompose
- decomposer
- prorogator
- prorogue