"lettuce-bird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lettuce-birds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lettuce-bird (plural lettuce-birds)
  1. (US dialect) A goldfinch. Tags: US, dialectal Categories (lifeform): True finches Synonyms: lettuce bird

Inflected forms

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