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Definition of Linnet

1. Noun. Small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico.

2. Noun. Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead.

Definition of Linnet

1. n. Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite.

Definition of Linnet

1. Proper noun. (English female given name) derived from the linnet bird. Occasionally recorded since the 19th century. ¹

2. Noun. A small passerine bird in the finch family ''Fringillidae'' that derives its scientific name from its fondness for hemp, and its English name from its liking for seeds of flax, from which linen is made. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Linnet

1. a European songbird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Linnet

1. Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, especially. The common European species (L. Cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite. Green linnet, the European green finch. Origin: F. Linot, linotte, from L. Linum flax; or perh. Shortened from AS.linetwige, fr. AS. Lin flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See Linen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linnet

linkup linkups linkway linkways linkwork linkworks linky linn linnaea borealis linnaean system of nomenclature

linnaeite linnaeites linne linned linnet linnets linney linneys linnies linning

linnorm linnorms linns linny lino linocut linocuts linoleate linoleates

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