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linnet
[lin-it]
noun
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
any of various related birds, as the house finch.
linnet
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
a brownish Old World finch, Acanthis cannabina : the male has a red breast and forehead
Also called: house finch.a similar and related North American bird, Carpodacus mexicanus
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of linnet1
Example Sentences
"He knew the hardship of farmers in the 1920s and 30s but he knew it was also incredibly beautiful; there was an amazing wild profusion of yellowhammers, nightingales, linnets, that are a rare sight today."
Blending poetry, criticism and science, 24 humorous essays defend the life of beings from platypuses and linnets to photosynthetic bacteria.
Tinkling and whistling parties of linnets dance over the bushes.
A startled linnet fled from the whirling blades towards the rose-garden.
Louder yet calmer than they, among the trees, sounded the yellowhammer, the linnet and greenfinch.
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