SISKIN

siskin, Carduelis spinus

(noun) small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (Spinus spinus): aberdevine, Eurasian siskin

Anagrams

• 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