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HOUSE FINCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does house finch mean?
• HOUSE FINCH (noun)
The noun HOUSE FINCH has 1 sense:
1. small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
Familiarity information: HOUSE FINCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carpodacus mexicanus; house finch; linnet
Hypernyms ("house finch" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("house finch" is a member of...):
Carpodacus; genus Carpodacus (house finches and purple finches)
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