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1.
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
2.
any of various related birds, as the house finch.
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linnet
"small finch-like songbird," c.1530, from M.Fr. linette "grain of flax," dim. of lin "flax," from L. linum "linen" (see linen). Flaxseed forms much of the bird's diet. O.E. name for the bird was linetwige, with second element perhaps meaning "pluck." This yielded M.E. and dial. lintwhite.
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linnet
(Carduelis, sometimes Acanthis, cannabina), seed-eating European finch of the family Carduelidae (order Passeriformes). It is 13 centimetres (5 inches) long and brown streaked, with a white-edged forked tail; the crown and breast of the male is red. It is a hedgerow singer, and flocks forage for seeds in open country.
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