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cowfinch

cowfinch noun: a female bullfinch.

Noun

cowfinch (plural cowfinches)

  1. (rare) A female bullfinch
    • The cowfinch, for example, simply acquires the song of the lesbian who tends her, whether this lesbian is a cowfinch or not.1988, S. Baboo, Guide to Gracious Lesbian Living, Lilitha, page 20
    • 'Do you get cowfinches?' she asked. 'Yup. Cowfinches are a sort of brownish grey, and they eat just as much blossom, but nobody notices because they're so unobtrusive.'2016, Janet Shepperson, Vinnie's Wilderness, Liberties Press, →ISBN, page 23

Forms of cowfinch

pluralcowfinches

Origin of cowfinch

From cow + finch, after bull in bullfinch.

Questions about cowfinch

What does cowfinch mean?
Cowfinch means a female bullfinch.
What part of speech is cowfinch?
Cowfinch is a noun.
What is the plural of cowfinch?
The plural of cowfinch is cowfinches.

Words near cowfinch in the dictionary

  1. Coweta
  2. Coweta County
  3. Cowey
  4. cowfeeder
  5. cowfeeders
  6. cowfinch
  7. cowfinches
  8. cowfish
  9. cowfishes
  10. cowflap
  11. cowflaps

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