chaffinch
/ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/noun
1- a Eurasian and North African finch, typically with a bluish top to the head and dark wings and tail苍头燕雀。
1.1
- Genus Fringilla, family Fringillidae: two species, in particular the widespread F. coelebs, which (in the male of the typical European form) has a pinkish face and breast.雀属, 雀科:2种, 尤指分布广泛的苍头燕雀, 其典型欧洲雄鸟的脸与胸脯为粉红色。
词源
Old English ceaffinc 'chaff finch' (because it forages around barns, picking seeds out of the chaff).