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hawfinch

Noun

haw=finch

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hawfinch(n = noun.animal) coccothraustes coccothraustes - a common large finch of Eurasia; Array

is a kind of grosbeak, grossbeak

is a member of coccothraustes, genus coccothraustes

hawfinch, n.

The common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes vulgaris); -- called also cherry finch, and coble. [1913 Webster]

hawfinch, n. any large stout finch of the genus Coccothraustes, with a thick beak for cracking seeds.

Etymology

HAW(1) + FINCH

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