SISKIN


Meaning of SISKIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsis-kən ]

noun

Etymology: German dialect Sisschen, diminutive of Middle High German zīse siskin, of Slavic origin; akin to Czech čížek siskin

Date: 1562

: a small chiefly greenish and yellowish finch ( Carduelis spinus ) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa that is related to the goldfinch — compare pine siskin , red siskin

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