grass finch

or grassfinch


noun
  1. any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.

  2. the vesper sparrow.

Origin of grass finch

1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words Nearby grass finch

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How to use grass finch in a sentence

  • Wilson, I believe, calls him the Grass-Finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

  • I believe the bird was called the grass finch by our earlier writers.

    Under the Maples | John Burroughs
  • One of the foremost birds in the spring movement is the grass-finch (vesper-sparrow or bay-winged bunting).

  • Wilson, I believe, calls him the grass-finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

    Wake-Robin | John Burroughs
  • How welcome, too, were the hearty music of the robin and the carol of the grass finch!

    The Foot-path Way | Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for grassfinch

grassfinch

/ (ˈɡrɑːsˌfɪntʃ) /


noun
  1. any Australian weaverbird of the genus Poephila and related genera, many of which are brightly coloured and kept as cagebirds

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