Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - linnet
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noun Etymology: Middle French linette, from lin flax, from Latin linum; from its feeding on flax seeds Date: circa 1530 a common small brownish Old World finch (Acanthis cannabina) of which the male has red on the breast and crown during breeding season ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a finch, Acanthis cannabina, with brown and grey plumage. Etymology: OF linette f. lin flax (the bird feeding on flax-seeds) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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орнит. чечётка (Acanthis); коноплянка (Acanthis cannabina) – green linnet – mountain linnet ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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- c.1530, from M.Fr. linette "grain of flax," dim. of lin "flax," from L. linum "linen." Flaxseed forms much of the bird's diet. LINOLEUM - 1860, coined from L. linum "flax, linen" + oleum "oil." Originally, a preparation of solidified linseed oil used to coat canvas for making floor coverings; the word was applied to the flooring material itself after 1878. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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