'Greenfinch' definitions:
Definition of 'Greenfinch'
From: GCIDE
- Greenfinch \Green"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
- 1. A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, {green olf}, greeny, and peasweep. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which the general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on the head. [1913 Webster]