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hawfinch

hawfinch noun: a large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.

hawfinch: a large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill
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Noun

hawfinch (plural hawfinches)

  1. A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
    Synonyms:
    grosbeak

hawfinch meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Persian

hawfinch in Hindi

finch
हाउफिंच hāuphiñc

hawfinch in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

hawfinch in Arabic

finch
بلبل زيتوني

hawfinch in Persian

finch
سهره نوکبزرگ

Synonyms of hawfinch

Forms of hawfinch

pluralhawfinches

Origin of hawfinch

haw (“berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna”) + finch. Named by English ornithologist Francis Willughby in 1676.

Words formed from hawfinch

Questions about hawfinch

What does hawfinch mean?
Hawfinch means a large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
What is hawfinch in Hindi?
Hawfinch in Hindi is हाउफिंच (hāuphiñc). See Hawfinch meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hawfinch?
Hawfinch is a noun.
What is the plural of hawfinch?
The plural of hawfinch is hawfinches.

Words near hawfinch in the dictionary

  1. Hawera
  2. Haweran
  3. Hawes
  4. Haweses
  5. Hawesville
  6. hawfinch
  7. hawfinches
  8. hawg
  9. Hawick
  10. hawing
  11. hawings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hawfinch (page history and authors); hawfinch (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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