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linnet

noun

lin·​net ˈli-nət How to pronounce linnet (audio)
: a common small brownish Old World finch (Acanthis cannabina) of which the male has red on the breast and crown during breeding season

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Sparrows, chaffinches, linnets, and several coastal African birds arrived to the island in 1863. National Geographic, 8 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle French linette, from lin flax, from Latin linum; from its feeding on flax seeds

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of linnet was circa 1530

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