goldfinch
Any of several small passerine birds of the finch familyAny of several small passerine birds of the finch family: A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
» That's a goldfinch.
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5 sensesAny of several small passerine birds of the finch family
A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
An American goldfinch (Spinus tristis, syn. Carduelis tristis)
Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei, syn. Carduelis lawrencei)
A lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria, syn. Carduelis psaltria).
(UK, obsolete, slang)A sovereign (the coin).
- small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
- American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
Examples
9 sentencesThat's a goldfinch.
The goldfinch is a very interesting bird.
Щиголь - цє дуже цікавий птах. — rmdas
ruЩегол - очень интересная птица. — Balamax
deDer Stieglitz ist ein sehr interessanter Vogel. — Esperantostern
I like listening to the goldfinches singing.
deIch lausche gerne dem Gesang der Distelfinken. — Adelpa
A brightly coloured goldfinch was drinking water from the stream.
deEin farbenprächtiger Stieglitz trank aus dem Wasser des Flüsschens. — al_ex_an_der
Near us a multicoloured goldfinch drank from the water of the stream.
deNahe uns trank ein bunter Distelfink von dem Wasser des Baches. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English goldfinch, goldfynch, goldefynch, from Old English goldfinċ, equivalenFrom Middle English goldfinch, goldfynch, goldefynch, from Old English goldfinċ, equivalent to gold + finch. Compare West Frisian goudfink (“goldfinch”), Dutch goudvink (“bullfinch”), German Goldfink (“goldfinch”), Danish guldfink (“goldfinch”), Icelandic gullfinka (“goldfinch”).
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Forms
plural: goldfinches| Singular | goldfinch |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings:Carduelis carduelis
- American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer:New World goldfinchyellowbirdSpinus tristis