distelvink
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch distelvinc. Equivalent to distel (“thistle”) + vink (“finch”). Goldfinches commonly eat thistle seeds and use thistle down as nest material, and are as such commonly named after this plant; compare English thistlefinch, German Distelfink, Latin carduelis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]distelvink m (plural distelvinken, diminutive distelvinkje n)