ROSEFINCH

Etymology

Noun

rosefinch (plural rosefinches)

Any of the birds in the genus Carpodacus of the finch family.

Source: Wiktionary


Rose"finch, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of numerous species of Asiatic finches of the genera Carpodacus, and Propasser, and allied genera, in which the male is more or less colored with rose red.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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