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linnet

lin·net [ línnət ] (plural lin·nets or lin·net)


noun 
Definition:
 
songbird: a small brownish songbird of the finch family, the male of which has a red breast and forehead. Native to: Europe, Africa, Asia.  Latin name Carduelis cannabina.

[Early 16th century. < Old French linette< lin "flax" < Latin linum; from its diet of flax seed]
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