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sis·kin  (sskn)

n.

Any of several small finches, such as Carduelis spinus, a greenish-yellow finch of Eurasia related to the goldfinch, or the pine siskin of North America.

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[Obsolete Dutch ssken, from alteration of Middle Dutch, diminutive of ss, from Middle Low German cstze, probably from Czech í, of imitative origin.]

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siskin [ˈsɪskɪn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a yellow-and-black Eurasian finch, Carduelis spinus

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

pine siskin a North American finch, Spinus pinus, having a streaked yellowish-brown plumage

[from Middle Dutch sīseken, from Middle Low German sīsek; related to Czech čižek, Russian chizh]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

siskin - small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak Carduelis spinus finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

Translations

siskin

n (Orn) → Zeisig m