Meaning & use
finch
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A small songbird with a short, stout beak adapted for eating seeds.
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A finch landed on the feeder and quickly cracked open a sunflower seed.
Darwin's study of finches on the Galápagos Islands helped shape his theory of evolution.
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A general term covering many related species, such as the goldfinch and chaffinch, known for their seed-cracking beaks.
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