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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 bull·finch /ˈbʊlˌfɪnʧ ||ˈbʌl-/
 紅腹灰雀

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bull·finch n. Zool. A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.
 Note: ☞ As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs.
 Crimson-fronted bullfinch. Zool. See Burion.
 Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Bullfinch
      n 1: United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in
           Washington which served as a model for state capitols
           throughout the United States (1763-1844) [syn: Charles
            Bullfinch]
      2: common European finch mostly black and white with red throat
         and breast [syn: Pyrrhula pyrrhula]