Darwin's finches

plural noun

Dar·win's finches ˌdär-wənz-

: finches of a subfamily (Geospizinae) having great variation in bill shape and confined mostly to the Galápagos Islands

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Their conclusions are backed up by other studies of evolution, such as in Darwin's finches, or the peppered moth. —

Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2018

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Charles Darwin

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1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Darwin's finches was in 1936

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