goldfinch

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English goldfinch, goldfynch, goldefynch, from Old English goldfinċ, equivalent to gold +‎ finch. Compare West Frisian goudfink (“goldfinch”), Dutch goudvink (“bullfinch”), German Goldfink (“goldfinch”), Danish guldfink (“goldfinch”), Icelandic gullfinka (“goldfinch”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊldˌfɪnt͡ʃ/ === Noun === goldfinch (plural goldfinches) Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) An American goldfinch (Spinus tristis, syn. Carduelis tristis) Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei, syn. Carduelis lawrencei) A lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria, syn. Carduelis psaltria). (UK, slang, obsolete) A sovereign (the coin). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== (sovereign): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary === See also === lettuce-bird thistlewarp === Further reading === goldfinch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Carduelis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Spinus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Carduelis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Spinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Carduelis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Category:Spinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons