zebra finch

noun

: a small Australian waxbill (Taeniopygia guttata synonym Poephila guttata) that is chiefly gray above and white below with a red or orange bill, a black-and-white barred tail, and in the male a black-barred throat and that is often kept as a cage bird

Examples of zebra finch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Julie Elie has been studying zebra finch vocalizations for years. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

Julie Elie, an associate project scientist in the department of neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley, now works with zebra finches in captivity after studying them in the wild. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

In his lab, which studies the exchange of gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide between vertebrates and their environments, Damsgaard’s team used microsensors to measure oxygen levels in the retinas of zebra finches, pigeons, and chickens. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026

Boston University discovered that neurogenesis in the zebra finch brain involves a surprisingly aggressive migration process. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for zebra finch

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