Definition of Linnets. Meaning of Linnets. Synonyms of Linnets

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Definition of Linnets

Linnet
Linnet Lin"net (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite. Green linnet (Zo["o]l.), the European green finch.

Meaning of Linnets from wikipedia

- linnet sing" by the poet John Dryden. "The Linnets" has become the nickname of King's Lynn Football Club, Burscough Football Club and Runcorn Linnets...
- Linnet may refer to: Common linnet, Carduelis cannabina Yemen linnet, Carduelis yemenensis Warsangli linnet, Carduelis johannis Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle,...
- 92 on the Dutch Singles Chart. The Common Linnets won the 2014 Buma Cultuur Pop Award. The Common Linnets won the 2015 Echo Awards for Best International...
- green linnet (Chloris chloris), another name for the European greenfinch Green Linnets, 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot nickname Green Linnets (Ireland)...
- when her father died from a blood clot in 1979, only 58 years old.] Anne Linnets søn topper de danske hitlister (in Danish). Billed Bladet. Archived 15...
- The Warsangli linnet (Linaria johannis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found only in northeastern Somalia. Its natural habitats...
- Anne Linnet Band was a Danish pop rock band with the singers Anne Linnet, Sanne Salomonsen and Lis Sørensen. Anne Linnet Band was formed in 1979, and...
- teams "Trust Information". Runcorn Linnets F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2009. "A History of Runcorn Linnets FC". Runcorn Linnets F.C. 25 August 2008. Retrieved...
- The Linnet and the Eagle is a Native American myth. The origin is from the custom of adding eagle feathers to decorate their warriors. Emerson, Ellen Russell...
- HMS Linnet was one of three Royal Navy Linnet-class minelayers built in 1938. Jane's Fighting Ships 1939, p. 98 ****er, M.P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels...