linnet
1Linnet — Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of… …
2Linnet — f English: simplified spelling of LINNETTE (SEE Linnette), strongly influenced in popularity by the vocabulary word denoting a small bird (Old French linotte, a derivative of lin flax, on the seeds of which it feeds) …
3linnet — small finch like songbird, 1530s, from M.Fr. linette grain of flax, dim. of lin flax, from L. linum linen (see LINEN (Cf. linen)). Flaxseed forms much of the bird s diet. O.E. name for the bird was linetwige, with second element perhaps meaning… …
4linnet — ► NOUN ▪ a mainly brown and grey finch with a reddish breast and forehead. ORIGIN Old French linette, from lin flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds) …
5linnet — [lin′it] n. [ME linet < OFr linette < lin, flax (< L linum): so called because it feeds on flaxseed] either of two small, variously colored finches, an Old World species (Acanthis cannabina) or a New World species ( Carpodacus mexicanus) …
6Linnet — For the North American bird, see House Finch Linnet male Conservation status …
7Linnet — noun derived from the linnet bird. Occasionally recorded since the 19th century. Lindy herself hated the name Lindy. She said it sounded like a girl in pink gingham. At the beginning of this school year shed started making all the teachers… …
8linnet — UK [ˈlɪnɪt] / US [ˈlɪnət] noun [countable] Word forms linnet : singular linnet plural linnets a small brown bird that makes a pleasant sound …
9linnet — /lin it/, n. 1. a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina. 2. any of various related birds, as the house finch. [1520 30; earlier linet < MF (Walloon, Picard) linette (F linot, linotte), deriv. of lin flax (cf. LINE1; so named for its diet of… …
10Linnet — čivylis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Carduelis cannabina angl. Linnet vok. Hänfling …
