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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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]