siskin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: siskin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for siskin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
siskin n small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak Synonym(s): siskin, Carduelis spinus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[?].] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch ({Spinus spinus}, or {Carduelis spinus}); -- called also {aberdevine}. (b) 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.