linota cannabina

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linota cannabina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Linnet \Lin"net\ (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L.
     linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[imac]netwige, fr.
     AS. l[imac]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds
     of flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera
     Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common
     European species (Linota 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.
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     Green linnet (Zool.), the European green finch.
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