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Noun: redpoll  'red,pówl
  1. Small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump
    "A flock of redpolls gathered at the bird feeder in winter";
    - Carduelis flammea
     
  2. Small siskin-like finch with a red crown
    "The Arctic redpoll's pale plumage helps it blend in with the snow";
    - Carduelis hornemanni
Noun: red poll
  1. Hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle
    "The versatile red poll cattle were valued for both their meat and milk production"

Derived forms: redpolls, red polls

Type of: Bos taurus, cattle, cows, finch, kine [archaic], oxen

Part of: Carduelis, genus Carduelis

Encyclopedia: Redpoll