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单词 brambling
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Definition of brambling in English:

brambling

noun ˈbramblɪŋ
  • A northern Eurasian finch with a white rump, related to the chaffinch. The male has a black head and orange breast in summer.

    (欧亚大陆北部的)燕雀

    Fringilla montifringilla, family Fringillidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nearby, the rough grass and scrub contain large stands of teasels and thistles, which provide seeds for finches - goldfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, brambling and siskin are frequent winter visitors.
    • As I write, the old Bramley apple in our garden is occupied by a variety of finches: greenfinches, chaffinches and bramblings.
    • Like bramblings, siskins tend to winter in widely different areas in succeeding years.
    • In another area, he sows seeds to attract birds like linnets, reed buntings and bramblings.
    • The roost site selection of bramblings can be evaluated at four different levels.

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps from or related to the obsolete German synonym Brämling, related to bramble, or a variant of brandling (because both are streaked).

Rhymes

rambling
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