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Definition of chaffinch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chaffinch

noun
 
/ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/
 
/ˈtʃæfɪntʃ/
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  1. a small European bird of the finch familyTopics Birdsc2
    Word OriginOld English ceaffinc ‘chaff finch’ (because it forages around barns, picking seeds out of the chaff).
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