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HAWFINCH

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

• HAWFINCH (noun)

Sense 1

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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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