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rockfinch

rockfinch noun: a pale rockfinch, a bird of species Carpospiza brachydactyla, the sole species in genus Carpospiza, native to Asia.

rockfinch: a pale rockfinch, a bird of species Carpospiza brachydactyla, the sole species in genus Carpospiza,...
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Noun

rockfinch (plural rockfinches)

  1. A pale rockfinch, a bird of species Carpospiza brachydactyla, the sole species in genus Carpospiza, native to Asia.

Forms of rockfinch

pluralrockfinches

Origin of rockfinch

From rock + finch.

Questions about rockfinch

What does rockfinch mean?
Rockfinch means a pale rockfinch, a bird of species Carpospiza brachydactyla, the sole species in genus Carpospiza, native to Asia.
What part of speech is rockfinch?
Rockfinch is a noun.
What is the plural of rockfinch?
The plural of rockfinch is rockfinches.

Words near rockfinch in the dictionary

  1. rockfalls
  2. rockfest
  3. rockfests
  4. rockfill
  5. rockfills
  6. rockfinch
  7. rockfinches
  8. rockfish
  9. rockfishes
  10. rockflow
  11. rockflows

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