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finch

finch \'finch\ n [ME, fr. OE finc; akin to OHG fincho finch, Gk spiza 
   chaffinc]h : any of numerous songbirds (family Fringillidae) including the 
   sparrows,  grosbeaks, crossbills, goldfinches, linnets, buntings, and 
   related birds having a short stout conical bill adapted for crushing seeds