SISKIN


Meaning of SISKIN in English

/sis"kin/ , n.

any of several small, cardueline finches, esp. Carduelis spinus, of Europe. Cf. pine siskin .

[ 1555-65; sijsken, equiv. to sijs ( czitze cyz, Czech cíz, Pol czyz siskin, ult. of imit. orig.) + -ken -KIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .