Bullfinch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
     A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera,
     especially the {Pyrrhula vulgaris} or {Pyrrhula rubicilla}, a
     bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast,
     cheeks, and neck, red.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable
           power of learning to whistle correctly various musical
           airs.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Crimson-fronted bullfinch}. (Zool.) See {Burion}.
  
     {Pine bullfinch}, the pine finch.
        [1913 Webster] Bullfist

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bullfinch
       n 1: United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in
            Washington which served as a model for state capitols
            throughout the United States (1763-1844) [syn: {Charles
            Bullfinch}]
       2: common European finch mostly black and white with red throat
          and breast [syn: {Pyrrhula pyrrhula}]