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common linnet

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: pardiellu — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Asturian: pardu coloráu — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Asturian: pardal — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Catalan: passerell — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Danish: tornirisk — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Dutch: kneu — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Dutch: heikneuter — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Finnish: hemppo — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • French: linotte — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Galician: liñaceiro común — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • German: Bluthänfling — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Ancient Greek: αἴγιθος (aígithos) — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Hungarian: kenderike — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Italian: fanello — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Japanese: 胸赤鶸 (muneaka hiwa) — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Polish: makolągwa zwyczajna — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Polish: makolągwa — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Portuguese: pintarroxo-comum — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Portuguese: pintarroxo — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Russian: коноплянка (konopljanka) — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Spanish: pardillo — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa
  • Swedish: hämpling — a common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa