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Definition: linnet finch
Linnet
\Lin"net\ (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L.
linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS.
l[=i]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of
flax and hemp. See
Linen.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera
Linota,
Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common
European species (
Linota cannabina), which, in full summer
plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or
less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown,
tipped with crimson. Called also
gray linnet,
red linnet,
rose linnet,
brown linnet,
lintie,
lintwhite,
gorse thatcher
,
linnet finch, and
greater redpoll. The
American redpoll linnet (
Acanthis linaria) often has the
crown and throat rosy. See
Redpoll, and
Twite.
[1913 Webster]
Green linnet (Zo["o]l.), the European green finch.
[1913 Webster]
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