Meanings
plural bullfinches · alternative bull-finch
- The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
Synonyms: common bullfinch, Eurasian bullfinch, plum bird, plum budder, pope
- UKarchaicslanghobbiesA large, thick quickset hedge.
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.
1900, H. B. Yerburgh, Leaves from a hunting diary in Essex, page 180
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
More synonyms by meaning
nouncommon European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian червенушка
- червенушка (červenuška)Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Catalan pinsà borroner
- pinsà borronerPyrrhula pyrrhula
Chinese Mandarin 红腹灰雀
- 红腹灰雀 (hóngfùhuīquè)Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Czech hýl obecný
- hýl obecnýPyrrhula pyrrhula
Danish dompap
- dompapPyrrhula pyrrhula
Dutch goudvink
- goudvinkPyrrhula pyrrhula
Estonian leevike
- leevikePyrrhula pyrrhula
Finnish punatulkku
- punatulkkuPyrrhula pyrrhula
French bouvreuil pivoine
- bouvreuil pivoinePyrrhula pyrrhula
German Gimpel, Dompfaff
- GimpelPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DompfaffPyrrhula pyrrhula
Icelandic dómpápi
- dómpápiPyrrhula pyrrhula
Irish corcrán coille
- corcrán coillePyrrhula pyrrhula
Italian ciuffolotto
- ciuffolottoPyrrhula pyrrhula
Japanese ウソ
- ウソ (uso)Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Latvian svilpis, sarkankrūtītis
- svilpisPyrrhula pyrrhula
- sarkankrūtītisPyrrhula pyrrhula
Norwegian dompap
- dompapPyrrhula pyrrhula
Polish gil, gil
- gilPyrrhula pyrrhula
- gilother Old World finches
Portuguese dom-fafe
- dom-fafePyrrhula pyrrhula
Romanian botroș, botroș
- botroșPyrrhula pyrrhula
- botroșother Old World finches
Russian снеги́рь, снеги́рь
- снеги́рь (snegírʹ)Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- снеги́рь (snegírʹ)other Old World finches
Scottish Gaelic buidhean na coille, deargan-coille
- buidhean na coillePyrrhula pyrrhula
- deargan-coillePyrrhula pyrrhula
- deargan-fraoichPyrrhula pyrrhula
- gealbhonn-cuileannPyrrhula pyrrhula
- corcan-coilleother Old World finches
Spanish camachuelo común
- camachuelo comúnPyrrhula pyrrhula
Swedish domherre
- domherrePyrrhula pyrrhula
Turkish şakrak kuşu
- şakrak kuşuPyrrhula pyrrhula
Ukrainian снігу́р, снігу́р
- снігу́р (snihúr)Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- снігу́р (snihúr)other Old World finches
Welsh coch y berllan
- coch y berllanPyrrhula pyrrhula
Cite this entry
bullfinch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullfinch
“bullfinch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullfinch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bullfinch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullfinch.
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