hawfinch

hawfinch
/haw"finch'/, n.
a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.
[1665-75; HAW1 + FINCH]

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Synonyms:
(Coccothraustes vulgaris)


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  • Hawfinch — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • Hawfinch — Haw finch (h[add] f[i^]nch ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The common European grosbeak ({Coccothraustes vulgaris}); called also {cherry finch}, and {coble}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hawfinch — [hô′finch΄] n. [ HAW1 + FINCH] the common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) of a family (Fringillidae) of finches …   English World dictionary

  • Hawfinch — svilikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Coccothraustes Coccothraustes angl. Hawfinch vok. Kernbeißer …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • hawfinch — tikrieji svilikai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Coccothraustes angl. hawfinch vok. Kernbeißer, m; Kirschkernbeißer, m rus. дубонос, m; обыкновенный дубонос, m pranc. gros bec casse noyaux, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • hawfinch — svilikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Coccothraustes coccothraustes angl. hawfinch vok. Kernbeißer, m; Kirschkernbeißer, m rus. дубонос, m; обыкновенный дубонос, m pranc. gros bec casse noyaux, m ryšiai: platesnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • hawfinch — noun Etymology: 1haw Date: circa 1674 an Old World finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes of the family Fringillidae) with a large heavy bill and short thick neck and the male marked with black, white, and brown …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hawfinch — noun A large Eurasian finch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, with a thick bill …   Wiktionary

  • hawfinch — n. European grosbeak, type of European finch with a large thick beak …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hawfinch — noun a large finch with a massive bill for cracking open cherry stones and other hard seeds. [Genus Coccothraustes: three species.] Origin C17: from haw1 + finch …   English new terms dictionary

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