house finch

/haʊz fɪntʃ/
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Other forms: house finches

Definitions of house finch
  1. noun
    small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
    synonyms: Carpodacus mexicanus, linnet
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    type of:
    finch
    any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
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