Definitions
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
Word origin
From Middle English fynch, from Old English finċ, from Proto-West Germanic *finki, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz (compare Dutch vink, German Fink), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (“chaffinch”). Compare Welsh pinc (“finch”), Ancient Greek σπίγγος (spíngos, “chaffinch”), Russian пе́нка (pénka, “wren”), Sanskrit फिङ्गक (phiṅgaka, “drongo, shrike”).
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Seed-cracking bird”5 letters
02“Cone-billed bird”5 letters
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