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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
2. 2
   a common large finch of Eurasia wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

coccothraustes coccothraustesgrosbeakgrosbeak

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Japanese hawfinchblack-tailed hawfinchmasked hawfinchcoccothraustes coccothraustes

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