American goldfinch

noun

plural American goldfinches

: a goldfinch (Spinus tristis) native to North America that in the breeding plumage of the male is yellow with a white rump and black markings on the wings, tail, and crown

… the American goldfinch probably resembles the wild canary because they both belong to Fringillidae, the finch family.

—Kevin Cook

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1730, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for American goldfinch

• bullfinch
• cinch
• finch
• flinch
• inch
• lynch
• pinch
• synch
• winch