cowfinch

English

Etymology

From cow +‎ finch, after bull in bullfinch.

Noun

cowfinch (plural cowfinches)

1. (rare) A female bullfinch
   • 1988, S. Baboo, Guide to Gracious Lesbian Living, Lilitha, page 20:

     The cowfinch, for example, simply acquires the song of the lesbian who tends her, whether this lesbian is a cowfinch or not.

   • 2016, Janet Shepperson, Vinnie's Wilderness‎^[1], Liberties Press, →ISBN, page 23:

     'Do you get cowfinches?' she asked. 'Yup. Cowfinches are a sort of brownish grey, and they eat just as much blossom, but nobody notices because they're so unobtrusive.'