Definitions for greenfinch

greenfinch green·finch

Spelling: [green-finch]
IPA: /ˈgrinˌfɪntʃ/

Greenfinch is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 282 anagrams from letters in greenfinch (ceefghinnr).

Definitions for greenfinch

noun

  1. any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, especially C. chloris (European greenfinch)

Origin of greenfinch

First recorded in 1490-1500; green + finch

Examples for greenfinch

The greenfinch is marked, when in flight, by the yellow rump and bright yellow patches at the base of the tail feathers.

I hear the greenfinch, stronger and sharper than our goldfinch, but less pleasing.

They looked like an embassy arriving, with greenfinch as their leader.

The greenfinch has a coat of rich olive green, and a waistcoat of greyish-yellow.

The monotonous call of the greenfinch is probably familiar to all.

A still smaller bird, a greenfinch, is even more refractory: all that I obtain from him is a few seconds' drowsiness.

To return to birds—the greenfinch is a pleasant singer, or perhaps a conversationalist.

For instance, the fable of the greenfinch and the Nightingale.

The chaffinch, greenfinch, and goldfinch are with us all the year round, keeping each to his favourite haunts.

The chaffinch, greenfinch, hedge-sparrow, and wren are less common.

Word Value for greenfinch
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Words with friends

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