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Bullfinch

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Noun

1. bullfinch, charles bullfinch

United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)

2. bullfinch, pyrrhula pyrrhula

common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast

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Bullfinch

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noun
1. 
a common European finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula: the male has a bright red throat and breast, black crown, wings, and tail, and a grey-and-white back
2. 
any of various similar finches
noun
British
a high thick hedge too difficult for a horse and rider to jump

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Bullfinch

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noun
any of various finches of Europe, Asia, and North America; esp., a European species (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) with a black head and white rump

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Bullfinch

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n.
1. A European bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) having a short thick bill and in the male a red breast, blue-gray back, and black head, wings, and tail.
2. Any of several similar finches.

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