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单词 grass finch
释义

grass finch

or grassfinch


noun

any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
the vesper sparrow.

Origin of grass finch

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby grass finch

grass court, grasscutter, Grasse, grasserie, grass family, grass finch, grass-green, grass hockey, grasshook, grasshopper, grasshopper engine
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Example sentences from the Web for grass finch

  • One of the foremost birds in the spring movement is the grass-finch (vesper-sparrow or bay-winged bunting).

    Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
  • In one of the stumpy fields I saw an old favorite in the grass-finch or vesper-sparrow.

    Wake-Robin|John Burroughs
  • Wilson, I believe, calls him the grass-finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

    Wake-Robin|John Burroughs
  • Wilson, I believe, calls him the Grass-Finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grass finch

grassfinch
/ (ˈɡrɑːsˌfɪntʃ) /

noun

any Australian weaverbird of the genus Poephila and related genera, many of which are brightly coloured and kept as cagebirds
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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