chaffinch

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chaffinch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chaffinch \Chaf"finch\, n. [Cf. Chiff-chaff.] (Zool.)
     A bird of Europe (Fringilla c[oe]lebs), having a variety of
     very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called
     also copper finch.
     [1913 Webster]

chaffinch - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chaffinch
      n 1: small European finch with a cheerful song [syn:
           chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs]