Definition of Finches

1. Noun. (plural of finch) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Finches

1. finch [n] - See also: finch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Finches

financiers
financing
financings
finaries
finary
finasteride
finative
finaunce
finback
finback whale
finbacks
finca
fincas
finch
finched
finches (current term)
finching
finchlike
find fault
find one's feet
find oneself
find out
find the net
findability
findable
finde
finder
finder's fee

Literary usage of Finches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Birds in Their Relations to Man: A Manual of Economic Ornithology for the by Clarence Moores Weed, Ned Dearborn (1903)
"It is even richer in forms than the warblers, although the latter doubtless destroy many more insects than do the former. The finches, as a rule, ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"Nicaragua, Sharp-tailed finches of the New Jersey Coast.—While there has been every reason to expect the occurrence of both the Nelson's and the Acadian ..."

3. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"... curious finches—Reptiles—Great Tortoises, habits of—Marine Lizard, feeds on Seaweed—Terrestrial Lizard, burrowing habits, herbivorous—Importance of ..."

4. Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Peter Krahenbul (2003)
"finches Darwin's finches, otherwise known as Galapagos finches, are perhaps the best known of all the wildlife in the Galapagos Islands. ..."

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