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Chaffinch vs Finch - What's the difference?

chaffinch | finch |

Finch is a derived term of chaffinch.



As nouns the difference between chaffinch and finch

is that chaffinch is a small passerine bird, ''Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family while finch is any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.

As a verb finch is

to hunt for finches, to go finching.

As a proper noun Finch is

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chaffinch

English

(wikipedia chaffinch)

Noun

(es)
  • A small passerine bird, ''Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family.

    • See also

    * ("chaffinch" on Wikipedia)

    finch

    English

    (wikipedia finch)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.

    • Derived terms

    * bullfinch * chaffinch * * * goldfinch * * greenfinch * hawfinch * * * * rosefinch * * *

    See also

    * brambling * canary * crossbill * redpoll * serin * siskin

    Verb

    (es)
  • To hunt for finches, to go finching.