Chaffinch

2 definitions found

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

  Chaffinch \Chaf"finch\, n. [Cf. {Chiff-chaff}.] (Zool.)
     A bird of Europe ({Fringilla c[oe]lebs}), having a variety of
     very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called
     also {copper finch}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chaffinch
       n : small European finch with a cheerful song [syn: {Fringilla
           coelebs}]