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redpoll

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹɛd(ˌ)poʊl/
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 D P OW2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A redhead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Carduelis flammea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: finch

4

noun

Meaning 4

small siskin-like finch with a red crown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Carduelis hornemanni

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: finch

History

Etymology

From red + poll.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: брезова скатия (brezova skatija) — finch
  • Czech: čečetka — finch
  • Dutch: barmsijs — finch
  • Finnish: urpiainen — finch
  • Greenlandic: orpimmiutaq — finch
  • Greenlandic: orpimmiutaq qaqorneq — finch
  • Hungarian: zsezse — finch
  • Italian: organetto — finch
  • Polish: czeczotka — finch
  • Romanian: inăriță — finch
  • Romanian: țintar — finch
  • Russian: чечётка (čečótka) — finch
  • Swedish: gråsiska — finch
  • Ukrainian: чечі́тка (čečítka) — finch
  • Welsh: llinos bengoch — finch
  • Polish: ruda — red haired woman
  • Polish: ryża — red haired woman