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Bird related to the goldfinch
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siskin
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy?.] (Zo["o]l.) A small green and yellow European finch ( Spinus spinus , or Carduelis spinus ); -- called also aberdevine . The American pinefinch ( S. ...
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n. A small green and yellow European finch, (taxlink Carduelis spinus spinus subspecies noshow=1) or ''Carduelis spinus'', now often ''Spinus spinus''.
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Siskin are a British pop music duo. The ensemble consists of Galen Ayers , daughter of musician Kevin Ayers , and Kirsty Newton . Galen Ayers lists her contributions as “vocals, guitars, lyrics , elegance ” and credits her friend and fellow singer-songwriter ...
Usage examples of siskin.
I believe that bird yonder is a hybrid of canary and siskin, that one there a citril hybrid.
I sometimes used to talk on walks in Surrey when I was a kid - Green Line bus, a few hours in the woods - and it was my fault the cuckoo or redstart or fieldfare or siskin flew away, and never came back the whole day.
The siskin landed upside down several feet away, and lay on its back in the dust, flopping and kicking spastically while issuing pained chirrupy gurgles.
As he spoke, a bird, a little pine siskin, flitted through the corral fence, zipping low to the ground, and for some reason did not register Carl's bulk in its way.
The air above was thick with wings, many on their way southward for the year, and their cries drifted down with the rain: redpolls and siskins chattered anger at the humans from the boughs.