redpoll

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɛdpəʊl/

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.