'Bullfinch' definitions:
Definition of 'Bullfinch'
From: WordNet
noun
United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844) [syn: Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch]
noun
Common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast [syn: bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula]
Definition of 'Bullfinch'
From: GCIDE
- Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zool.) A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. [1913 Webster]
- Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs. [1913 Webster]
- Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zool.) See Burion.
- Pine bullfinch, the pine finch. [1913 Webster] Bullfist