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. redpoll in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of redpoll in the British & World English dictionary