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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Finch \Finch\ (f[i^]nch), n.; pl. Finches (f[i^]nch"[e^]z).
     [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc
     a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to
     the family Fringillid[ae].
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch,
           goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Bramble finch. See Brambling.
  
     Canary finch, the canary bird.
  
     Copper finch. See Chaffinch.
  
     Diamond finch. See under Diamond.
  
     Finch falcon (Zo["o]l.), one of several very small East
        Indian falcons of the genus Hierax.
  
     To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting
        person. [Obs.] ``Privily a finch eke could he pull.''
        --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Finch \Finch\, n.; pl. Fishes. [AS. finc; akin to D. vink,
     OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to
     the family Fringillid[ae].
  
     Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch,
           goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
  
     Bramble finch. See Brambling.
  
     Canary finch, the canary bird.
  
     Copper finch. See Chaffinch.
  
     Diamond finch. See under Diamond.
  
     Finch falcon (Zo["o]l.), one of several very small East
        Indian falcons of the genus Hierax.
  
     To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting
        person. [Obs.] ``Privily a finch eke could he pull.''
        --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  finch
       n : any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills
           adapted for crushing seeds

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  finch
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο σπίνος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  finch
     n.
     1 Any (vern: Eurasian goldfinch) (of species ''Carduelis carduelis''.
  syn. (taxlink Fringilla carduelis species)).
     2 Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds,
  native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical
  beak.
     3 Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of
  family Fringillidae.
     vb.
     To hunt for finches, to go finching.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Finch
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames), from (m en finch) as a byname or for a
  catcher and seller of finches.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  finch
     n.
     1 Any (vern: Eurasian goldfinch) (of species ''Carduelis carduelis''.
  syn. (taxlink Fringilla carduelis species)).
     2 Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds,
  native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical
  beak.
     3 Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of
  family Fringillidae.
     vb.
     To hunt for finches, to go finching.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Finch
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames), from (m en finch) as a byname or for a
  catcher and seller of finches.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  finch
     n.
     1 Any (vern: Eurasian goldfinch) (of species ''Carduelis carduelis''.
  syn. (taxlink Fringilla carduelis species)).
     2 Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds,
  native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical
  beak.
     3 Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of
  family Fringillidae.
     vb.
     To hunt for finches, to go finching.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Finch
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames), from (m en finch) as a byname or for a
  catcher and seller of finches.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  finch
     n.
     1 Any (vern: Eurasian goldfinch) (of species ''Carduelis carduelis''.
  syn. (taxlink Fringilla carduelis species)).
     2 Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds,
  native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical
  beak.
     3 Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of
  family Fringillidae.
     vb.
     To hunt for finches, to go finching.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Finch
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames), from (m en finch) as a byname or for a
  catcher and seller of finches.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  finch
     Englanti n.
     peippo

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  finch
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=fåglar språk=en) fink

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Finch /fˈɪntʃ/
  فينتش

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  finch //fɪnt͡ʃ// 
  чи́нка
  any bird of the family Fringillidae

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  finch /fˈɪntʃ/ 
  pěnkava

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  finch /fˈɪntʃ/
  Fink  [ornith.]
   see: finches
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  finch //fɪnt͡ʃ// 
  peippo
  any bird of the family Fringillidae

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  finch /fˈɪntʃ/ 
  1. एक~तरह~की~छोटी~चिड़िया
        "Goldfinch is a bird from the family of finch birds."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  finch /fˈɪntʃ/
  zeba (ptica)

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  finch //fɪnt͡ʃ// 
  fink
  any bird of the family Fringillidae

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  finch /fɪnʧ/ 
    zięba, szczygieł, gil, czyżyk

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  finch //fɪnt͡ʃ// 
  fink
  any bird of the family Fringillidae

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  finch /fˈɪntʃ/
  1. (zool.) ispinoz (kuş)

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfɪntʃ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 学类;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 雀类

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