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haw⋅finch

[haw-finch]
–noun
a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.

Origin:
1665–75; haw 1 + finch
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haw·finch   (hô'fĭnch')   
n.  
  1. A Eurasian bird (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) having a thick bill, a short, white-tipped tail, and brown, white, and black plumage.

  2. Any of various birds similar or related to this bird.


[haw2 + finch.]
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