1. (n.)linnet a small Old World finch of open country, Carduelis cannabina.
Etymology: (1520–30; earlier linet < MF (Walloon, Picard) linette, der. of lin flax (cf. line1; so named for its diet of flaxseeds); see -et)
Definition of 'Linnet'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)house finch, linnet, Carpodacus mexicanus small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
2. (noun)linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
Definition of 'Linnet'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Linnet any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the commonEuropeanspecies (L. cannabina), which, in fullsummer plumage, is chestnutbrown above, with the breastmore 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 Americanredpolllinnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite
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