redpoll

[ red-pohl ]

/ ˈrɛdˌpoʊl /

noun

either of two small fringilline birds, Carduelis flammea or C. hornemanni, of northern North America and Eurasia, the adults of which have a crimson crown patch.

Origin of redpoll

First recorded in 1730–40; red¹ + poll¹

Words nearby redpoll

redoubted, redound, redout, redowa, redox, redpoll, redraft, redraw, redress, redress the balance, redroot

Example sentences from the Web for redpoll

I hear a purple finch, too, and the feeble lisp of the redpoll.

In the Catskills |John Burroughs
Among the species which thus modify their habits are the red crossbill, the redpoll, the Lapland longspur, and the snowy owl.

The Rocky Mountain Wonderland |Enos A. Mills
One redpoll was taken in a trap at Umiat on August 30, 1951.

Birds Found on the Arctic Slope of Northern Alaska |James W. Bee
The field student, however, may call any Redpoll he sees the Common Redpoll with the chances of being right largely in his favor.

What Bird is That? |Frank M. Chapman

Redpoll laughed at his own joke, but Peter didn't see the joke at all.

The Burgess Bird Book for Children |Thornton W. Burgess

British Dictionary definitions for redpoll

redpoll

/ (ˈrɛdˌpɒl) /

noun

either of two widely distributed finches, Acanthis flammea or A. hornemanni (arctic redpoll or hoary redpoll), having a greyish-brown plumage with a red crown and pink breast

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redpoll

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Origin of redpoll

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British Dictionary definitions for redpoll

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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redpoll

noun

Origin of redpoll

Words nearby redpoll

Example sentences from the Web for redpoll

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