linnet

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linnet (enc)

Noun	1.	linnet - small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico Carpodacus mexicanus, house finch finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Carpodacus, genus Carpodacus - house finches and purple finches
	2.	linnet - small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead Carduelis cannabina, lintwhite finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Carduelis, genus Carduelis - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets

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