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linnet
[ lin-it ]
noun
- a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- any of various related birds, as the house finch.
linnet
/ ˈ±ôɪ²Ôɪ³Ù /
noun
- a brownish Old World finch, Acanthis cannabina : the male has a red breast and forehead
- Also calledhouse finch a similar and related North American bird, Carpodacus mexicanus
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of linnet1
C16: from Old French linotte, ultimately from Latin ±ôÄ«²Ô³Ü³¾ flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds)
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"He knew the hardship of farmers in the 1920s and 30s but he knew it was also incredibly beautiful; there was an amazing wild profusion of yellowhammers, nightingales, linnets, that are a rare sight today."
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Blending poetry, criticism and science, 24 humorous essays defend the life of beings from platypuses and linnets to photosynthetic bacteria.
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Tinkling and whistling parties of linnets dance over the bushes.
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A startled linnet fled from the whirling blades towards the rose-garden.
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Louder yet calmer than they, among the trees, sounded the yellowhammer, the linnet and greenfinch.
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