"rockfinch" meaning in English

See rockfinch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rockfinches [plural]
Etymology: From rock + finch. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|finch}} rock + finch Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockfinch (plural rockfinches)
  1. A pale rockfinch, a bird of species Carpospiza brachydactyla, the sole species in genus Carpospiza, native to Asia. Categories (lifeform): True sparrows
    Sense id: en-rockfinch-en-noun-UitO1PAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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