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Carduelis spinus

Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European siskin ( Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.

Carduelis spinus

Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy?.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. A small green and yellow European finch ( Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine.

  2. 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.