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linnet

/lin-it/US // ˈlɪn ɪt //UK // (ˈlɪnɪt) //

麻雀,林奈,林纳特,林纳

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
    • : any of various related birds, as the house finch.

Examples

  • No one would have known that it was anything but a common linnet, and yesterday the queen would have thought so too.

  • "The linnet's plumage is sleek, and her song pleasant to hear," retorted Ninyas with a mocking laugh.

  • The "Linnet" thereupon dashed in among the American gunboats, and, driving them off, commenced a raking fire upon the "Saratoga."

  • Under the stern of the "Saratoga" lay the "Linnet," pouring in raking broadsides.

  • Yet neither with linnet nor with lark could her little wee son woo the smiles back to his dear mother's face.

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