redpoll

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  1. noun Any of several small finches of the genus Carduelis of northern North America and Eurasia, especially C. flammea, having a red crown and black chin.

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  1. Also redpole: so called from the red color on the head: from red + poll.
 

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/ˈrɛdpoʊl/
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