bullfinch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bullfinch	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bullfinch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bullfinch n United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844) Synonym(s): Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast Synonym(s): bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {P. vulgaris [or] rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs. {Crimson-fronted bullfinch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Burion}. {Pine bullfinch}, the pine finch.