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 Definitions of bullfinch  [ˈbʊlˌfɪntʃ]  

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Definition of 'bullfinch' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bullfinch
a Eurasian finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, the male of which has a black, white, and bluish-gray back with a rosy breast.

Etymology:  (1560–70; bull1 (perh. in sense “bull-necked”) +finch)

Definition of 'bullfinch' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch
United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)

2. (noun) bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast


Definition of 'bullfinch' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bullfinch
a bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris / rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red



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