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siskin
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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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.
Wiktionary
n. A small green and yellow European finch, (taxlink Carduelis spinus spinus subspecies noshow=1) or ''Carduelis spinus'', now often ''Spinus spinus''.
WordNet
n. small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch [syn: Carduelis spinus]
Wikipedia
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 Kirsty Newton with “ keys, bass, vocals, lunacy”. They have been described as “beautiful, talented but unimpressed by the get-rich-quick blandishments of the mainstream”. They describe themselves as “two very different girls from very different backgrounds who were lucky to discover that they could make beautiful music together.”
Siskin is a name applied to several bird species.
Siskin may also refer to:
The name siskin when referring to a bird is derived from an adaptation of the German dialect words sisschen, zeischen, which are diminutive forms of Middle High German (zîsec) and Middle Low German (ziseke, sisek) words, which are themselves apparently of Slavic origin. The name siskin was first recorded in written English in 1562, referring to the Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus.
Spinus
- Andean siskin, Spinus spinescens
- Antillean siskin, Spinus dominicensis
- Black siskin, Spinus atrata
- Black-capped siskin, Spinus atriceps
- Black-chinned siskin, Spinus barbata
- Black-headed siskin, Spinus notata
- Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
- Hooded siskin, Spinus magellanica
- Olivaceous siskin, Spinus olivacea
- Pine siskin, Spinus pinus
- Red siskin, Spinus cucullata
- Saffron siskin, Spinus siemiradzkii
- Thick-billed siskin, Spinus crassirostris
- Yellow-bellied siskin, Spinus xanthogastra
- Yellow-faced siskin, Spinus yarrellii
- Yellow-rumped siskin, Spinus uropygialis
Serinus
- Cape siskin, Serinus totta
- Drakensberg siskin, Serinus symonsi
- Ethiopian siskin, Serinus nigriceps
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.