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# linnet

noun (a linnet, linnets)

«linnet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A linnet is a small brown songbird of the finch family; the male has a pinkish-red chest and head in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/#m1)

### In the lessons

Nature and science lessons in the UK and Ireland; old poems and songs mention linnets for their sweet song. It tells the reader about birds of hedges and heaths.

### Examples

- A linnet sang on the gorse bush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/#x1)
- The male linnet has a red chest in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/#x2)
- Linnets eat small seeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/#x3)
- We spotted a flock of linnets on the farm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/#x4)
- Old poems compare a happy singer to a linnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/#x5)
- The linnet is a kind of finch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/#x6)

### Note

Plural: linnets. Double «n».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «linnet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linnet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«linnet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/linnet.html) on Mova free.