"snowfinch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snowfinches [plural]
Etymology: snow + finch Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snow|finch}} snow + finch Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowfinch (plural snowfinches)
  1. Any of the passerine bird genus Montifringilla. Wikipedia link: snowfinch Categories (lifeform): True sparrows Hypernyms (bird in Montifringilla): Old World sparrow, true sparrow

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