spinus pinus

Noun
Synonyms: pine siskinpine finchSpinus pinus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. small finch of North American coniferous forestsSynonyms: pine siskinpine finchSpinus pinus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[zdot].] (Zool.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (Spinus pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. [1913 Webster]

Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. [1913 Webster]

Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite. [1913 Webster]

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