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Definition of Siskin
1. Noun. Small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak.
Definition of Siskin
1. n. A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine.
Definition of Siskin
1. Noun. A small green and yellow European finch, ''Carduelis Spinus spinus'' or ''Carduelis spinus''. ¹
2. Noun. Any of various similar birds in the genera ''Carduelis'' and ''Serinus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Siskin
1. a Eurasian finch [n -S]
Medical Definition of Siskin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Siskin
Literary usage of Siskin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"Feeding Habits of the Pine siskin. — Mrs. WC Horton, president of the Brattleboro,
Vt., Bird Club (a branch of the American Society of Bird Restorers), ..."
2. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1852)
"... the siskin is its equal in pleasing neatness— the one, as it were, embodying
the striking beauty of the orange, and the other the more chastened and ..."
3. Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1885)
"The siskin, like the swallow and the raven, is believed in Bohemia and Tyrol to
have the power of procuring a stone which renders the possessor invisible. ..."
4. British Song Birds: Being Popular Descriptions and Anecdotes of the by Neville Wood (1836)
"I AM convinced our Ornithologists are mistaken in supposing the siskin Goldwing
to be a rare occasional visitant, only appearing in Britain in extremely ..."
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