hawfinch
nounEtymology haw (“berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna”) + finch. Named by English ornithologist Francis Willughby in 1676.
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A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
- Synonyms
- grosbeak
- Derived terms
- black-tailed hawfinch, Japanese hawfinch, masked hawfinch