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单词 linnet
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lin•net  (linit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsa small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
  2. Birdsany of various related birds, as the house finch.
  • Middle French (Walloon, Picard) linette (French linot, linotte), derivative of lin flax (compare line1; so named for its diet of flaxseeds); see -et
  • earlier linet 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
linnet /ˈlɪnɪt/ n
  1. a brownish Old World finch, Acanthis cannabina: the male has a red breast and forehead
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French linotte, ultimately from Latin līnum flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds)
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