[syn: bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bullfinch
n 1: 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]
2: common European finch mostly black and white with red throat
and breast [syn: bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula]