Darwin's finches
plural noun
Dar·win's finches
ˌdär-wənz- 
: finches of a subfamily (Geospizinae) having great variation in bill shape and confined mostly to the Galápagos Islands
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Their conclusions are backed up by other studies of evolution, such as in Darwin's finches, or the peppered moth.
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2018
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Darwin's finches
plural noun
Dar·win's finches
ˌdär-wənz-
: finches of the Galápagos Islands that differ strikingly in bill shape among the various species and that were studied by Darwin
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