Gouldian finch

noun

A species of estrildid finch, Chloebia gouldiae, endemic to northern Australia and a common cagebird.

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Meanings

nounGouldian finch (plural Gouldian finches)

plural Gouldian finches

  1. A species of estrildid finch, Chloebia gouldiae, endemic to northern Australia and a common cagebird.

Origin

From Gould (“in honor of Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) bird artist and wife of English ornithologist John Gould”) + -ian.

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Gouldian finch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gouldian%20finch

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“Gouldian finch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gouldian%20finch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gouldian finch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gouldian%20finch.

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