A name given to many small birds of the order Passeres, esp. to those of the genus Fringilla or family Fringillidæ. †to pull a finch: to swindle an…

One or other of the finches; esp. the chaffinch.

Any one of several species of finches which feed on the seeds of the thistle; spec. the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans.

The goldfinch: = thistle-finch, n.

A name given to a number of small birds having a large stout bill, chiefly of the families Fringillidæ and Ploceidæ. The common grosbeak is the…

Pertaining to the finches (Webster 1864). frinˈgillide n. a bird of the finch family. frinˈgilliform adj. finch-like (Cent. Dict.). frinˈgilline adj.…

a bird that feeds on thistle-seeds (cf. thistle-finch, n.); spec. the American goldfinch, Chrysomitris (Spinus) tristis.

= thistle-eater n.

= spink, n.1 1.