purple finch

/ˌpʌrpəl fɪntʃ/
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Other forms: purple finches

Definitions of purple finch
  1. noun
    North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
    synonyms: Carpodacus purpureus
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    type of:
    finch
    any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
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