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green⋅finch

[green-finch]
–noun
any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, esp. C. chloris (European greenfinch).

Origin:
1490–1500; green + finch
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green·finch   (grēn'fĭnch')   
n.  A common Eurasian finch (Carduelis chloris) having green and yellow plumage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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