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goldfinch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishgoldfinch,goldfynch,goldefynch, fromOld Englishgoldfinċ, equivalent togold +‎finch. CompareWest Frisiangoudfink(goldfinch),Dutchgoudvink(bullfinch),GermanGoldfink(goldfinch),Danishguldfink(goldfinch),Icelandicgullfinka(goldfinch).

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Noun

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goldfinch (pluralgoldfinches)

Agoldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
  1. Any of several smallpasserinebirds of thefinch family
    1. AEuropean goldfinch,Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    2. AnAmerican goldfinch (Spinus tristis, syn.Carduelis tristis)
    3. Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei, syn.Carduelis lawrencei)
    4. Alesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria, syn.Carduelis psaltria).
  2. (UK, slang, obsolete) Asovereign(the coin).

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Translations

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any of several passerine birds

References

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  • (sovereign):John Camden Hotten (1873),The Slang Dictionary

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