twite C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /twaɪt/ UK /twaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #300663 Meanings 1 noun a small brown finch, Linaria flavirostris, breeding in northern Eurasia and identified by its yellow bill and forked tail A flock of twites fed on seeds beside the winter salt marsh. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small brown finch,... mountain linnetheather lintie Word family Related forms Linaria flavirostrisfinchlinnet Etymology An imitative bird name representing the twite's short call. The species was formerly placed in Carduelis and has also been called the mountain linnet. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # twite **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /twaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /twaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 300663 ## Meanings 1. a small brown finch, Linaria flavirostris, breeding in northern Eurasia and identified by its yellow bill and forked tail ## Examples - A flock of twites fed on seeds beside the winter salt marsh. ## Synonyms - mountain linnet - heather lintie ## Related Forms - Linaria flavirostris - finch - linnet ## Etymology An imitative bird name representing the twite's short call. The species was formerly placed in Carduelis and has also been called the mountain linnet. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown