greenfinch
Origin of greenfinch
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How to use greenfinch in a sentence
The dealers would only take a few, and they were worth nothing--no more than greenfinches and yellow-hammers.
Birds in Town and Village | W. H. HudsonGreenfinches, yellow-hammers, common buntings, reed sparrows--all such birds were worth only tuppence apiece.
Birds in Town and Village | W. H. HudsonShe often chooses quite small birds like the little greenfinches or even the sparrows.
The Child's Book of the Seasons | Arthur RansomeGreenfinches in the elms never cease love-making; and love-making needs much soft talking.
Nature Near London | Richard JefferiesEach moment, as with the greenfinches, is so full of life that it seems so long and so sufficient in itself.
The Pageant of Summer | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for greenfinch
/ (ˈɡriːnˌfɪntʃ) /
a common European finch, Carduelis chloris, the male of which has a dull green plumage with yellow patches on the wings and tail
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