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siskin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen cf Sw siska, G. zeisig D. sijsje of Slav. origin; cf Pol. czy?.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: siskin n : small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch [syn: {Carduelis spinus}]
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