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bullfinch

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bull=finch

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun bullfinch has 2 senses

bullfinch(n = noun.person) charles bullfinch - United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844); Array

is a kind of architect, designer

bullfinch(n = noun.animal) pyrrhula pyrrhula - common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast; Array

is a kind of finch

is a member of genus pyrrhula, pyrrhula

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CIDE DICTIONARY

bullfinch, n.

A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. [1913 Webster]

" As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs." [1913 Webster]

Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zoöl.) See Burion. -- Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

bullfinch, n. a finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, with a short stout beak and bright plumage.

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