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lin·net (lin′it)

noun

either of two small, variously colored finches, an Old World species (Acanthis cannabina) or a New World species (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Etymology: ME linet < OFr linette < lin, flax (< L linum): so called because it feeds on flaxseed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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