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How to pronounce linnet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms carpodacus mexicanus, house finch
Type of finch
Type Words
Synonyms carduelis cannabina, lintwhite
Type of finch

Examples of linnet

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The grey partridge has declined by 90% in the UK alone, and the linnet by 57%.
From the guardian.co.uk
Birds species include linnet, nightjar, skylark, stonechat, and yellowhammer.
From the independent.co.uk
Linnet thought she was very close to becoming a princess.
From the kentucky.com
Linnet, one of its nicknames, has a better ring to it.
From the thenewstribune.com
Andy pointed out the bobbing flight of a linnet.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Birds breeding include skylark, cuckoo, song thrush, spotted flycatcher, dunnock, house sparrow, linnet, and bullfinch.
From the independent.co.uk
Art listens to the natural world, unwilling to shake the linnet from the leaf, refusing to silence the Rite of Spring.
From the smh.com.au
Oystercatchers, ringed plovers, redshanks, shelduck, gadwall, skylarks, meadow pipits, linnet and reed bunting can be seen.
From the independent.co.uk
Linnet Juul's organization is pressuring lawmakers to simplify the tax, but said he is unsure what will happen when the new, centre-left government takes office.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • House finch: small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
  • Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
  • The Linnet, Carduelis cannabina, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
  • Runcorn Linnets F.C. are an English football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire. The club currently plays in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division, the ninth tier of English football, and is a full member of the Cheshire County Football Association. ...
  • (The Linnets) King's Lynn F.C. was an English football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk. They were nicknamed The Linnets and they played their home matches at The Walks Stadium. ...