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redpoll

noun

Etymology

From red + poll.

  1. derived from *bew-✻ — “to blow, swell”
  2. derived from *bolno-✻
  3. derived from *poll✻
  4. derived from pol
  5. inherited from pol
  6. compounded as redpoll — “red + poll”

Definitions

  1. Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic…

    Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.

  2. A redhead.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA