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painted finch

painted finch noun: emblema pictum, a common estrildid finch of Australia.

painted finch: emblema pictum, a common estrildid finch of Australia
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Noun

painted finch (plural painted finches)

  1. Emblema pictum, a common estrildid finch of Australia.
    • The prolific bird life around the Inlet was thinning out but grey rosellas and zebras and painted finches made the bush merry[.]1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 202

Synonyms of painted finch

Forms of painted finch

pluralpainted finches

Questions about painted finch

What does painted finch mean?
Painted finch means emblema pictum, a common estrildid finch of Australia.
What part of speech is painted finch?
Painted finch is a noun.
What is the plural of painted finch?
The plural of painted finch is painted finches.

Words near painted finch in the dictionary

  1. Painted Desert
  2. painted dog
  3. painted dogs
  4. painted down
  5. painted drop tongue
  6. painted finch
  7. painted finches
  8. painted firetail
  9. painted firetails
  10. painted francolin
  11. painted francolins

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