i., zool. ispinoz

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Definition of i., zool. ispinoz in Turkish English dictionary

finch

Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak

To hunt for finches, to go finching

{n} a genus of birds with sharp conical bills

A finch is a small bird with a short strong beak. Any of various relatively small birds of the family Fringillidae, including the goldfinches, sparrows, cardinals, grosbeaks, and canaries, having a short stout bill adapted for cracking seeds. Any of several hundred species of small, conical-billed, seed-eating songbirds (in several families), including the bunting, canary, cardinal, chaffinch, crossbill, Darwin's (Galapagos) finch, goldfinch, grass finch, grosbeak, sparrow, and weaver. Finches are small, compact birds 3-10 in. (10-27 cm) long. Most use their heavy bill to crack seeds; many also eat insects. Many finches are brightly coloured, often with shades of red and yellow. Found throughout the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and South America and in parts of Africa, finches are among the dominant birds in many areas, both in numbers of individuals and species. They are often kept as singing cage birds

any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

{i} any of a number of small seed-eating songbirds

A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ

Hyphenation

i., zo·ol. is·pi·noz