purple finch

noun

a North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, having a raspberry-red head, breast, and rump.

Origin of purple finch

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Words nearby purple finch

purple bacteria, purple beech, purple boneset, purple chokeberry, purple emperor, purple finch, purple foxglove, purple gallinule, purple grackle, purple granadilla, purple heart