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Definition of Finch
1. Noun. Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds.
Group relationships: Family Fringillidae, Fringillidae
Specialized synonyms: Chaffinch, Fringilla Coelebs, Brambling, Fringilla Montifringilla, Carduelis Carduelis, Goldfinch, Carduelis Cannabina, Linnet, Lintwhite, Carduelis Spinus, Siskin, Carduelis Cucullata, Red Siskin, Carduelis Flammea, Redpoll, Carduelis Hornemanni, Redpoll, Goldfinch, New World Goldfinch, Spinus Tristis, Yellowbird, Pine Finch, Pine Siskin, Spinus Pinus, Carpodacus Mexicanus, House Finch, Linnet, Carpodacus Purpureus, Purple Finch, Canary, Canary Bird, Serin, Crossbill, Loxia Curvirostra, Bullfinch, Pyrrhula Pyrrhula, Junco, Snowbird, New World Sparrow, Bunting, Grosbeak, Grossbeak, Cardinal, Cardinal Grosbeak, Cardinalis Cardinalis, Redbird, Richmondena Cardinalis, Pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia Sinuata, Towhee, Hawaiian Honeycreeper, Honeycreeper
Definition of Finch
1. n. A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ.
Definition of Finch
1. Noun. Any bird of the family ''Fringillidae'', seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak. ¹
2. Verb. To hunt for finches, to go finching. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finch
1. a small bird [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Finch
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Origin: AS. Finc; akin to D. Vink, OHG. Fincho, G. Fink; cf. W. Pinc a finch; also E. Spink.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finch
Literary usage of Finch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"finch died soon after his sequestration ; his successor, "William Jenkyn, was
admitted on 1 Feb. ... finch.' There is a doubt as to whether he was married. ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1845)
"but the admission and fealty of John and William finch, the sons of the Plaintiff,
... John finch, the Plaintiff's uncle, died in 1782 ; having by his Will, ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"The mortgage company entered suit against Mrs. finch on the notes given by her
for the loan secured by her deed to the company; and she, being unable to pay ..."
4. Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"Early next morning, finch went to Court to take his orders, but there much
perplexity existed ... finch hurried thither, and the King sitting on the throne, ..."
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