redpoll noun1.
['rɛdpǝʊl] Also
redpole.
M18.[from RED adjective + POLL noun1.]Any of various holarctic finches of the genus
Acanthis having red foreheads,
esp. (more fully
lesser redpoll,
mealy redpoll)
A. flammea. Formerly also (more fully
greater redpoll), the male linnet.
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