pope

noun

The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church.

noun

The patriarch of Alexandria.

noun

The Coptic patriarch of Alexandria.

noun

The male head of some non-Christian religions.

noun

A person considered to have unquestioned authority.

noun

The blacktail, a fish: same as ruff.

noun

The bullfinch.

noun

The red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio.

noun

The puffin, Fratercula arctica. Montagu.

noun

The painted finch, or nonpareil. See cut under Passcrina.