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单词 brambling
释义

brambling

/ˈbramblɪŋ /
noun
A northern Eurasian finch with a white rump, related to the chaffinch. The male has a black head and orange breast in summer.
  • Fringilla montifringilla, family Fringillidae.
As I write, the old Bramley apple in our garden is occupied by a variety of finches: greenfinches, chaffinches and bramblings....
  • Like bramblings, siskins tend to winter in widely different areas in succeeding years.
  • In another area, he sows seeds to attract birds like linnets, reed buntings and bramblings.

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps from or related to the obsolete German synonym Brämling, related to bramble, or a variant of brandling (because both are streaked).

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