Finch /(fĭnch)/
Finch
n.
pl. Finches ((fĭnch"ĕz))
- A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ. (Zool.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Bramble finch
- See Brambling.
- Canary finch
- the canary bird.
- Copper finch
- See Chaffinch.
- Diamond finch
- See under Diamond.
- Finch falcon
- one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax.
- To pull a finch
- to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person.