cowfinch

English

Etymology

From cow +‎ finch, after bull in bullfinch.

Noun

cowfinch (plural cowfinches)

  1. (rare) A female bullfinch
    • 1988, S. Baboo, Guide to Gracious Lesbian Living, Lilitha, page 20:
      The cowfinch, for example, simply acquires the song of the lesbian who tends her, whether this lesbian is a cowfinch or not.
    • 2016, Janet Shepperson, Vinnie's Wilderness‎, Liberties Press, →ISBN, page 23:
      'Do you get cowfinches?' she asked. 'Yup. Cowfinches are a sort of brownish grey, and they eat just as much blossom, but nobody notices because they're so unobtrusive.'
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