单词 | pine siskin |
释义 | pine siskin in British Englisha North American finch, Spinus pinus, having a streaked yellowish-brown plumage pine siskin in American English US a small, brown finch (Carduelis pinus) of North America, with yellow markings on the wings and tail pine siskin in American Englishnoun a small, North American finch, Carduelis pinus, of coniferous forests, having yellow markings on the wings and tail Also called: pine finch Word origin [1885–90, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, foregut, retread, toner, twoferExamples of 'pine siskin' in a sentence |
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