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noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Pennsylvania German distelfink, homologous to High German Distelfink (“thistle finch”), the European goldfinch.
