English Explanatory Dictionary

hawfinch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hawfinch.wav

Word forms

hawfinch hawfinches

Etymology

haw (“berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna”) + finch. Named by English ornithologist Francis Willughby in 1676.

Synonyms

grosbeak

Derived words

black-tailed hawfinch Japanese hawfinch masked hawfinch
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