bullfinch

See also: bull-finch

English

Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male

Alternative forms

bull-finch

Etymology

bull +‎ finch

Noun

bullfinch (plural bullfinches)

The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
(UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
- 1900, H. B. Yerburgh, Leaves from a hunting diary in Essex, page 180:
  Young Hurrell turned them on the right; the officer on the polo pony and Mr. Westall, between them, dissected a "bullfinch" on the left, but the ditch and the briars took toll of the former.

Synonyms

(P. pyrrhula) Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch, (UK, regional) pope

Translations

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Asturian: caparréi (ast), picaflor (ast)
Belarusian: снягі́р m (snjahír)
Bulgarian: червенушка f (červenuška)
Catalan: pinsà borroner m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 红腹灰雀 (zh) (hóngfùhuīquè)
Czech: hýl obecný (cs) m
Danish: dompap (da) c
Dutch: goudvink (nl) m
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} pirolo
Estonian: leevike (et)
Faroese: prýðisígða f
Finnish: punatulkku (fi)
French: bouvreuil pivoine (fr) m
Galician: paporrubio real (gl) m
German: Gimpel (de) m, Dompfaff (de) m
Icelandic: dómpápi (is) m
Ingrian: punarinta, palolintu, rebinalintu
Italian: ciuffolotto (it) m
Japanese: ウソ (ja) (uso)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} pyrrhula f
Latvian: ^{(please verify)} svilpis m
Luxembourgish: ^{(please verify)} Pillo m
Manx: ree ruy m
Mari:
Eastern Mari: ӧрш (örš)
Norman: ^{(please verify)} bouv'theu m (Jersey), moigne (Guernsey), moigne-parfait (Guernsey), piôme (Guernsey)
Norwegian: dompap (no) m
Occitan: bovet m (Languedoc)
Polish: gil (pl) m
Portuguese: dom-fafe m
Romanian: botroș (ro) m
Romansch: prelat m
Russian: снеги́рь (ru) m (snegírʹ)
Sami:
Lule Sami: ^{(please verify)} ruoppsisradde

Northern Sami: ^{(please verify)} ruksesruoivil
Scottish Gaelic: buidhean na coille m, deargan-coille m, deargan-fraoich m, gealbhonn-cuileann m
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: zimnica (sh) f
Shor: шурчақ (şurçaq)
Slovak: ^{(please verify)} hýľ obyčajný m
Spanish: camachuelo común m
Swedish: domherre (sv) c
Turkish: şakrak kuşu (tr)
Udmurt: шушы (šušy)
Ukrainian: снігу́р m (snihúr)
Welsh: coch y berllan m

other Old World finches

Romanian: botroș (ro) (Pyrrhula vulgaris)
Russian: снеги́рь (ru) m (snegírʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: corcan-coille m (Pyrrhula vulgaris)
Ukrainian: снігу́р m (snihúr)

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