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bullfinch

/ˈbʊlˌfɪnt͡ʃ/

bullfinch noun: the Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

bullfinch: the Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
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Noun

bullfinch (plural bullfinches)

  1. The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
  2. Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
  3. (UK, archaic, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
    • Young Hurrell turned them on the right; the officer on the polo pony and Mr. Westall, between them, dissected a "bullfinch" on the left, but the ditch and the briars took toll of the former.1900, H. B. Yerburgh, Leaves from a hunting diary in Essex, page 180
  4. An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it, through which the horse should jump.

bullfinch meaning in Tamil

bullfinch in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of bullfinch

All synonyms of bullfinch

Forms of bullfinch

pluralbullfinches
alternative formbull-finch

Origin of bullfinch

From bull + finch.

Phrases with bullfinch

Questions about bullfinch

What does bullfinch mean?
Bullfinch means the Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
What is bullfinch in Tamil?
Bullfinch in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Bullfinch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bullfinch?
Bullfinch is a noun.
How do you pronounce bullfinch?
Bullfinch is pronounced /ˈbʊlˌfɪnt͡ʃ/.
What is the plural of bullfinch?
The plural of bullfinch is bullfinches.

Words near bullfinch in the dictionary

  1. bullfighter
  2. bullfighters
  3. bullfighting
  4. bullfightings
  5. bullfights
  6. bullfinch
  7. bullfinches
  8. bullfrog
  9. Bullfrog County
  10. bullfroggy
  11. bullfrogs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bullfinch (page history and authors); bullfinch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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