chaffinch

chaffinch
noun
  1. a Eurasian and North African finch, typically with a bluish top to the head and dark wings and tail
    苍头燕雀
  2. Genus Fringilla, family Fringillidae: two species, in particular the widespread F. coelebs, which (in the male of the typical European form) has a pinkish face and breast
    雀属,雀科:2种,尤指分布广泛的苍头燕雀,其典型欧洲雄鸟的脸与胸脯为粉红色
语源
  1. Old English ceaffinc 'chaff finch' (because it forages around barns, picking seeds out of the chaff)
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