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REDPOLL
redpoll, Carduelis flammea
(noun) small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump
redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni
(noun) small siskin-like finch with a red crown
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
redpoll (plural redpolls)
Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.
(obsolete) A redhead.
Anagrams
• prolled
Source: Wiktionary
Red"poll` (-pl`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis (formerly Ægiothus), native of Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or rosy. The male of the most common species (A. linarius) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also redpoll linnet. See Illust. under Linnet. (b) The common European linnet. (c) The American redpoll warbler (Dendroica palmarum).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
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