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purple finch

noun

Definition of PURPLE FINCH

:  a finch (Carpodacus purpureus) of the United States and Canada having in the male a rosy-red head, breast, and rump
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First Known Use of PURPLE FINCH

1754

Rhymes with PURPLE FINCH

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