SISKIN Meaning of SISKIN in English n. a dark-streaked yellowish-green songbird, Carduelis spinus, allied to the goldfinch. [ MDu. siseken dimin., rel. to MLG sisek, MHG zise, zisec, of Slav. origin ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012