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Definition of finch in English: finchnoun fɪn(t)ʃfɪn(t)ʃ A seed-eating songbird that typically has a stout bill and colourful plumage. 雀，小雀 The true finches belong to the family Fringillidae (the finch family), which includes chaffinches, canaries, linnets, crossbills, etc. Many other finches belong to the bunting, waxbill, or sparrow families Example sentencesExamples - Birdsong enters the cottage from front and back - blackbirds, robins, finches.
- Finches get bigger, fish gets smaller, but a finch is still a finch and a fish is still a fish.
- In late summer and early fall, flocks of tiny finches and other seed-eating birds swoop in to graze among the spent blooms.
- Their bills are slimmer than those of most finches.
- Sometimes they are called Painted finches, or Rainbow finches.
OriginOld English finc, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vink and German Fink. Rhymescinch, clinch, flinch, inch, lynch, Minch, pinch, squinch, winch Definition of finch in US English: finchnounfɪn(t)ʃfin(t)SH A seed-eating songbird that typically has a stout bill and colorful plumage. 雀，小雀 The true finches belong to the family Fringillidae (the finch family), which includes chaffinches, canaries, linnets, crossbills, etc. Many other finches belong to the bunting, waxbill, or sparrow families Example sentencesExamples - Birdsong enters the cottage from front and back - blackbirds, robins, finches.
- Finches get bigger, fish gets smaller, but a finch is still a finch and a fish is still a fish.
- Sometimes they are called Painted finches, or Rainbow finches.
- In late summer and early fall, flocks of tiny finches and other seed-eating birds swoop in to graze among the spent blooms.
- Their bills are slimmer than those of most finches.
OriginOld English finc, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vink and German Fink. |