finches
finches is the plural of finch.
Meaning of finch
Noun
finch (plural finches)
- Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
- Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.
- Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.
- A woman.
- "Well, she could have put it across me for that matter if Dodger, who'd seen her up there, didn't happen to call round to do with the business," admitted George simply. "All these finches seem to get themselves up in the same way nowadays, till I can't tell one sort of tart from another. But I...1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
- Synonyms:
- bird
Phrases with finches
- koa finches
- gold finches
- rosy finches
- star finches
- house finches
- melba finches
- spice finches
- widow finches
- zebra finches
- Cassin finches
- cherry finches
- copper finches
22 more phrasesFewer phrases
- ground finches
- masked finches
- purple finches
- Abert's finches
- Atticus Finches
- crimson finches
- painted finches
- Cassin's finches
- Darwin's finches
- Gouldian finches
- Baltimore finches
- Bengalese finches
- brambling finches
- trumpeter finches
- red-browed finches
- plum-headed finches
- golden-naped finches
- Przewalski's finches
- double-barred finches
- yellow-rumped finches
- chestnut-eared finches
- vampire ground finches
Questions about finches
- What is finches the plural of?
- Finches is the plural of finch.
Words near finches in the dictionary
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