siskin
/ˈsɪskɪn/
siskin
English
Noun
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Definition
A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
Etymology
From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zīsec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь (compare e.g. Polish czyżyk).
Example Sentences
- "I sat there on a bench in dappled shade, beside an aviary full of brightly feathered finches and siskins fluttering about."
- "Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration."
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