chaffinch
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chaffinch
- /ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English chaffynch, chaffynche, caffynche, equivalent to chaff + finch. However, more recently the first element has been argued to derive from the same root as Old English cæfed (“ornamented”) and cæfing (“hair-ornament”), thus meaning "ornamented finch, colourful finch".
noun chaffinches
- A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.
Translations
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noun bird
| Español | pinzón vulgar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 푸른머리되새 pureunmeoridoesae |
| 日本語 | 頭青花鶏 zuao atori |
| 中文 | 蒼頭燕雀 /苍头燕雀 cāngtóu yànquè |
| Português | tentilhão, chupim |
| Français | pinson, pinson des arbres |
| Deutsch | Buchfink |
| Italiano | fringuello |
| Română | cinteză |
| Русский | зя́блик zjáblik |
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