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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak;
[syn: siskin, Carduelis spinus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[zdot].] (Zool.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (Spinus pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. [1913 Webster] Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zool.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Carduelis spinus n 1: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak [syn: siskin, Carduelis spinus]