The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
grassfinch \grass"finch`\ n. Any of several usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; they are often kept as cage birds. Syn: grass finch. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
grassfinch n 1: usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds [syn: grassfinch, grass finch]