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redpoll

Syllabification: (red·poll)
Pronunciation: /ˈredˌpōl/
Definition of redpoll

noun

  • 1a mainly brown finch with a red forehead, related to the linnet and widespread in Eurasia and North America.
    • Acanthis flammea, family Fringillidae; occurs in a number of races that were formerly regarded as separate species
  • 2 (Red Poll) an animal of a breed of red-haired polled cattle.

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