goldfinch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡəʊldˌfɪntʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgoʊldˌfɪntʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gōld′finch′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gold•finch /ˈgoʊldˌfɪntʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa finch, the male of which has yellow colors in the summer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gold•finch  (gōld′finch′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsa European finch, Carduelis carduelis, having a crimson face and wings marked with yellow.
  2. Birdsany of certain related American finches of the genus Carduelis, as C. tristis, the male of which has yellow body plumage in the summer.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English goldfinc. See gold, finch

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
goldfinch / ˈɡəʊldˌfɪntʃ/
  1. a common European finch, Carduelis carduelis, the adult of which has a red-and-white face and yellow-and-black wings
'goldfinch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cardueline - distelfink - finch

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