brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
(noun) Eurasian finch
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brambling (plural bramblings)
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
Synonyms: bramble finch, brambling finch, mountain finch, cock o' the North
See bramble (verb).
brambling
present participle of bramble
Source: Wiktionary
Bram"bling, n. Etym: [OE. bramline. See Bramble, n.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.
Bram"ble, n. Etym: [OE. brembil, AS.brbramal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br. See Broom.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub. The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. Shak.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The brambling or bramble finch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 September 2024
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