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ˈbʊlˌfɪntʃbullfinch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinchnoun

    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. bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhulanoun

    common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast

Wiktionary

  1. bullfinchnoun

    Any of various Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula. They are Passerine birds with thick bills.

Wikipedia

  1. Bullfinch

    Bullfinch is a name given to two groups of passerine birds.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bullfinchnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Bullfinch

    Bullfinch is a name given to two groups of passerine birds. The true bullfinches are thick-billed finches in the passerine family Fringillidae. They comprise the genus Pyrrhula. These birds are restricted to the Old World, and are: ⁕Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula ⁕Brown Bullfinch, Pyrrhula nipalensis ⁕White-cheeked Bullfinch, Pyrrhula leucogenis ⁕Orange Bullfinch, Pyrrhula aurantiaca ⁕Red-headed Bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythrocephala ⁕Grey-headed Bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythaca ⁕Azores Bullfinch, Pyrrhula murina There is an unrelated group of New World birds also named as bullfinches because of their superficial resemblances to the above species. These passerines were placed in the large bunting and American "sparrow" family Emberizidae, but are now considered tanagers. Four are in the genus Loxigilla: ⁕Puerto Rican Bullfinch, Loxigilla portoricensis ⁕Greater Antillean Bullfinch, Loxigilla violacea ⁕Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, Loxigilla noctis ⁕Barbados Bullfinch, Loxigilla barbadensis The fifth is ⁕Cuban Bullfinch, Melopyrrha nigra

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bullfinch in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bullfinch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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