单词	finch
释义	finchfinch /fɪntʃ/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINfinch Origin: Old English finc Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A purple finch sings ebulliently for hours. But there are a few exceptions in the seed-eating species like finches and buntings. He waxed vehement about dinosaurs and extinction, about continental drift and the good old Galapagos finch. In fact, Darwin initially distinguished only six of Gould's eventual 13 separate forms as members of the finch family. Most of the finches die and, at once, selection sets to work. The ash seeds will probably again attract finch flocks, but I have not seen the squirrels feeding on them. The baby robins, scrub jays, finches, sparrows and starlings opened their mouths wide in anticipation. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► zebra · But young male bullfinches, or zebra finches, are much more flexible.· The conversation continued, punctuated by the Frenchtaxicab calls of zebra finches.· A zebra finch will not sing unless there is sufficient testosterone in its blood.· Insofar as a zebra finch can be said to have a mind, the hormone is a mind-altering drug. a small bird with a short beak
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