Canadian English Meaning of linnet
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Definitions and Meaning of linnet in English
linnet (n)
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
linnet (n.)
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite.
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linnet
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico, small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and foreheadAny one of several species of frin
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linnean => Linnaean, linne => Linen, linnaeus => Linnaeus, linnaeite => Linnaeite, linnaean => Linnaean,
