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Bengalese finch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A domesticated estrildid finch, Lonchura striata domestica or Lonchura domestica, thought to have been bred from the white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata).

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  • French: Pinson de société — Lonchura striata domestica or Lonchura domestica
  • French: Moineau du Japon — Lonchura striata domestica or Lonchura domestica
  • Japanese: 十姉妹 (juushimatsu) — Lonchura striata domestica or Lonchura domestica
  • Russian: япо́нская амади́на (japónskaja amadína) — Lonchura striata domestica or Lonchura domestica
  • Russian: обще́ственный зя́блик (obščéstvennyj zjáblik) — Lonchura striata domestica or Lonchura domestica
  • Russian: бенга́льский зя́блик (bengálʹskij zjáblik) — Lonchura striata domestica or Lonchura domestica