siskin, Carduelis spinus
(noun) small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
Source: WordNet® 3.1
siskin (plural siskins)
A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.
• (Spinus spinus): aberdevine, Eurasian siskin
• kiss-in, kissin', nkisis, siniks
Source: Wiktionary
Sis"kin, n. Etym: [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy.] (Zoöl.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch.
Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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