linnetnoun [ C ]
/ˈlɪn.ɪt//ˈlɪn.ɪt/a small brown and grey bird with a red front, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia:
There were birds in cages all around, mostly linnets and canaries.
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- The linnet lifted its beak and uttered a few melancholy notes as she opened the cage door.
- Two bright goldfinches and one red-breasted linnet were just standing there.
- Goldfinches and linnets happened to be two of the reserve's commonest species.
- You can always tell the linnets by their bouncy flight.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- honeyeater
- house martin
- house sparrow
- hummingbird
- Indian mynah
- mockingbird
- mynah
- nightingale
- oriole
- ostrich
- starling
- swift
- toucan
- turtle dove
- warbler
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