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firefinch

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English

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Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
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Etymology

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From fire +‎ finch, from the colour of its plumage.

Noun

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firefinch (plural firefinches)

  1. Any of several species of finch in the genus Lagonosticta, found across sub-Saharan Africa.

Derived terms

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