different between finch vs grosbeak
finch
English
Etymology
From Middle English fynche, from Old English fin?, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz (compare Dutch vink, German Fink), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (“chaffinch”). Compare Welsh pinc (“finch”), Ancient Greek ??????? (spíngos, “chaffinch”), Russian ?????? (pénka, “wren”), Sanskrit ?????? (phi?gaka, “drongo, shrike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?nt?/
- Rhymes: -?nt?
Noun
finch (plural finches)
- Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- brambling
- canary
- crossbill (Loxia spp.)
- redpoll (Acanthis spp.)
- serin
- siskin
Verb
finch (third-person singular simple present finches, present participle finching, simple past and past participle finched)
- To hunt for finches, to go finching.
References
- finch at OneLook Dictionary Search
- finch in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Middle English
Noun
finch
- Alternative form of fynche
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grosbeak
English
Etymology
From French gros-bec, gros (“big”) + bec (“beak”)
Noun
grosbeak (plural grosbeaks)
- Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Derived terms
- Japanese grosbeak
Translations
Anagrams
- borkages, brokages
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