Definition of chaffinch in English:

chaffinch

noun ˈtʃafɪn(t)ʃˈtʃæfˌɪn(t)ʃ

A Eurasian and North African finch, typically with a bluish top to the head and dark wings and tail.
苍头燕雀
Genus Fringilla, family Fringillidae: two species, in particular the F. coelebs, which (in the male of the typical European form) has a pinkish face and breast
Example sentencesExamples
- Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch.
- The list was impressive and included robins, starlings, a goldfinch, blackbirds, redwings, chaffinches, wood pigeons and black-headed gulls.
- As I write, the old Bramley apple in our garden is occupied by a variety of finches: greenfinches, chaffinches and bramblings.
- The robin chaffinch blue tit and wren and green linnet collectively can put on a marvellous show as they take turns at feeding.
- The reserve is home to woodpeckers, chaffinches, bullfinches and blackbirds.

Origin

Old English ceaffinc 'chaff finch' (because it forages around barns, picking seeds out of the chaff).

Definition of chaffinch in US English:

chaffinch

nounˈCHafˌin(t)SHˈtʃæfˌɪn(t)ʃ

A Eurasian and North African finch, typically with a bluish top to the head and dark wings and tail.
苍头燕雀
Genus Fringilla, family Fringillidae: two species, in particular the F. coelebs, which (in the male of the typical European form) has a pinkish face and breast
Example sentencesExamples
- The reserve is home to woodpeckers, chaffinches, bullfinches and blackbirds.
- The list was impressive and included robins, starlings, a goldfinch, blackbirds, redwings, chaffinches, wood pigeons and black-headed gulls.
- The robin chaffinch blue tit and wren and green linnet collectively can put on a marvellous show as they take turns at feeding.
- As I write, the old Bramley apple in our garden is occupied by a variety of finches: greenfinches, chaffinches and bramblings.
- Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch.

Origin

Old English ceaffinc ‘chaff finch’ (because it forages around barns, picking seeds out of the chaff).

单词	chaffinch
释义	Definition of chaffinch in English: chaffinch noun ˈtʃafɪn(t)ʃˈtʃæfˌɪn(t)ʃ A Eurasian and North African finch, typically with a bluish top to the head and dark wings and tail. 苍头燕雀 Genus Fringilla, family Fringillidae: two species, in particular the F. coelebs, which (in the male of the typical European form) has a pinkish face and breast Example sentencesExamples Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch. The list was impressive and included robins, starlings, a goldfinch, blackbirds, redwings, chaffinches, wood pigeons and black-headed gulls. As I write, the old Bramley apple in our garden is occupied by a variety of finches: greenfinches, chaffinches and bramblings. The robin chaffinch blue tit and wren and green linnet collectively can put on a marvellous show as they take turns at feeding. The reserve is home to woodpeckers, chaffinches, bullfinches and blackbirds. Origin Old English ceaffinc 'chaff finch' (because it forages around barns, picking seeds out of the chaff). Definition of chaffinch in US English: chaffinch nounˈCHafˌin(t)SHˈtʃæfˌɪn(t)ʃ A Eurasian and North African finch, typically with a bluish top to the head and dark wings and tail. 苍头燕雀 Genus Fringilla, family Fringillidae: two species, in particular the F. coelebs, which (in the male of the typical European form) has a pinkish face and breast Example sentencesExamples The reserve is home to woodpeckers, chaffinches, bullfinches and blackbirds. The list was impressive and included robins, starlings, a goldfinch, blackbirds, redwings, chaffinches, wood pigeons and black-headed gulls. The robin chaffinch blue tit and wren and green linnet collectively can put on a marvellous show as they take turns at feeding. As I write, the old Bramley apple in our garden is occupied by a variety of finches: greenfinches, chaffinches and bramblings. Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch. Origin Old English ceaffinc ‘chaff finch’ (because it forages around barns, picking seeds out of the chaff).
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