BULLFINCH

bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula

(noun) common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast

Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch

(noun) United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bullfinch (plural bullfinches)

The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.

Synonyms

• (P. pyrrhula) Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch, (UK) pope

Source: Wiktionary

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Bull"finch`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris or rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.

Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs. Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zoöl.) See Burion.

– Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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