Definition of linnet Linnet

/lɪˈnɪt/ - [linit] - lin•net

We found 6 definitions of linnet from 5 different sources.

What does linnet mean?

Noun Plural: linnets
linnet - small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
		lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina
		finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
linnet - small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
		house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
		finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

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linnet (Noun)
A small passerine bird, in the finch family Fringillidae that derives its scientific name from its fondness for hemp, and its English name from its liking for seeds of flax, from which linen is made.

linnet (n.)
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite.

linnet
lin′et, n. a small singing-bird—from feeding on flax-seed. [Fr. linot—lin, flax—L. linum.]

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