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linnet 音標拼音: [l'ɪnɪt] n. 紅雀 紅雀 linnet n 1: small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico [ synonym: { house finch}, { linnet}, { Carpodacus mexicanus}] 2: small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead [ synonym: { linnet}, { lintwhite}, { Carduelis cannabina}] Linnet \ Lin" net\ ( l[ i^] n" n[ e^] t), n. [ F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[ imac] netwige, fr. AS. l[ imac] n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See { Linen}.] ( Zool.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera { Linota}, { Acanthis}, and allied genera, esp. the common European species ({ Linota cannabina}), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also { gray linnet}, { red linnet}, { rose linnet}, { brown linnet}, { lintie}, { lintwhite}, { gorse thatcher}, { linnet finch}, and { greater redpoll}. The American redpoll linnet ({ Acanthis linaria}) often has the crown and throat rosy. See { Redpoll}, and { Twite}. [ 1913 Webster] { Green linnet} ( Zool.), the European green finch. [ 1913 Webster]
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