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单词 finch
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
finch /fɪntʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa small songbird having a short cone-shaped bill adapted for eating seeds.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
finch  (finch),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
  2. Birdsany of various nonfringilline birds, esp. the weaverbirds of the family Ploceidae and the tropical members of the subfamily Emberizinae.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English finc; cognate with Dutch vink, German Fink; akin to Greek spíngos finch

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
finch /fɪntʃ/ n
  1. any songbird of the family Fringillidae, having a short stout bill for feeding on seeds and, in most species, a bright plumage in the male. Common examples are the goldfinch, bullfinch, chaffinch, siskin, and canary
Etymology: Old English finc; related to Old High German finko, Middle Dutch vinker, Greek spingos
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