goldfinch
pronunciation
How to pronounce goldfinch in British English:
UK [ˈɡəʊldfɪntʃ]
How to pronounce goldfinch in American English:
US [ ˈɡoʊldfɪntʃ]
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- Noun:
- American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
- small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
Word Origin
- goldfinch (n.)
- Old English goldfinc; see gold (adj.) + finch. So called for its yellow wing markings. Compare German Goldfink.
Example
- 1. Human activity has generally benefited the american goldfinch .
- 2. If she saw a goldfinch , shewould marry a millionaire .
- 3. The one was a pretty cock goldfinch , with its hood of vermilion and its wings inlaid with the gold to which it owes its name , as unsoiled and smooth as if it had been preserved for a museum .