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lintwhite
lint·white L5199600 (lĭnt′wīt′, -hwīt′)n. A linnet.
[By folk etymology from Middle English linkwhitte, alteration of Old English līnetwige : līn, flax; see linseed + -twige, plucker, eater.]lintwhite (ˈlɪntˌwaɪt) n (Animals) archaic or poetic chiefly Scot the linnet[Old English līnetwige, probably from līn flax + -twige, perhaps related to Old High German zwigon to pluck]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lintwhite - small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and foreheadCarduelis cannabina, linnetfinch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seedsCarduelis, genus Carduelis - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets |
lintwhite
Synonyms for lintwhitenoun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and foreheadSynonyms- Carduelis cannabina
- linnet
Related Words- finch
- Carduelis
- genus Carduelis
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