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HAWFINCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hawfinch mean?
• HAWFINCH (noun)
The noun HAWFINCH has 1 sense:
1. a common large finch of Eurasia
Familiarity information: HAWFINCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common large finch of Eurasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Coccothraustes coccothraustes; hawfinch
Hypernyms ("hawfinch" is a kind of...):
grosbeak; grossbeak (any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill)
Holonyms ("hawfinch" is a member of...):
Coccothraustes; genus Coccothraustes (large finches)
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