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BULLFINCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
Synonyms:
bullfinch; Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bullfinch" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("bullfinch" is a member of...):
genus Pyrrhula; Pyrrhula (bullfinches)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
Synonyms:
Bullfinch; Charles Bullfinch
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))
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