linnet
/lin-it/US // ˈlɪn ɪt //UK // (ˈlɪnɪt) //
麻雀,林奈,林纳特,林纳
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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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