redpoll

See also: Red Poll

English

Etymology

From red +‎ poll.

Pronunciation

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Noun

redpoll (plural redpolls)

1. Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.
2. (obsolete) A redhead.

Derived terms

• Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
• common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
• Greenland redpoll (Acanthis flammea rostrata)
• hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
• Icelandic redpoll (Acanthis flammea islandica)
• lesser redpoll (Acanthis flammea caberet or Acanthis cabaret)

Translations

finch

Bulgarian: брезова скатия f (brezova skatija) Czech: čečetka Dutch: barmsijs (nl) f Finnish: urpiainen (fi) Greenlandic: orpimmiutaq, orpimmiutaq qaqorneq (Arctic redpoll) Hungarian: zsezse (hu) Italian: organetto (it) m Polish: czeczotka (pl) f Romanian: inăriță (ro) f, țintar (ro) m Russian: чечётка (ru) f (čečótka) Swedish: gråsiska (sv) c Ukrainian: чечі́тка f (čečítka) Welsh: llinos bengoch f

red haired woman

References

• redpoll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acanthis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• prolled