Meanings
nounpurple finch (plural purple finches)
plural purple finches
- Haemorhous purpureus, a fringillid bird.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNorth American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
Similar
Carpodacus purpureus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Japanese 紫猿子
- 紫猿子 (murasaki mashiko)Translations
Welsh llinos borffor
- llinos borfforTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
purple finch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20finch
MLA
“purple finch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20finch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purple finch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20finch.
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