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aberdevine|ˌæbədəˈvaɪn|
Also 8 abadavine, aberdavine.
[Etym. unascertained.]
A bird-fanciers' name of the siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small bird, closely related to the goldfinch.
1735E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds, Suppl. Plate 76 The Abadavine. Ibid. p. 71 text (dated 1740) The Aberduvine. 1768Pennant Brit. Zool. II. 310 It [the siskin] is to be met with in the bird shops in London, and..sells at a higher price than the merit of its song deserves: it is known there by the name of the Aberdavine. c1850W. C. L. Martin Our Song Birds, The siskin or Aberdevine..this pretty little bird can be scarcely considered as a native of the British islands, but it visits us during the winter. |