siskin

sis·kin

S0435800 (sĭs′kĭn)n. Any of several small finches, such as Spinus spinus, a greenish-yellow finch of Eurasia and northern Africa, or the pine siskin of North America.

[Obsolete Dutch sīsken, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of sīs, from Middle Low German csītze, probably from Czech číž, of imitative origin.]

siskin

(ˈsɪskɪn) n1. (Animals) a yellow-and-black Eurasian finch, Carduelis spinus2. (Animals) pine siskin a North American finch, Spinus pinus, having a streaked yellowish-brown plumage[C16: from Middle Dutch sīseken, from Middle Low German sīsek; related to Czech čižek, Russian chizh]

sis•kin

(ˈsɪs kɪn)

n. any of several small finches, esp. Carduelis spinus, of Eurasia. Compare pine siskin. [1555–65; < Middle Dutch sijsken]

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siskin - small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beakCarduelis spinusfinch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

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siskin

1. a yellow-and-black Eurasian finch, Carduelis spinus 2. pine siskin a North American finch, Spinus pinus, having a streaked yellowish-brown plumage

Siskin

(Spinus spinus), a bird of the family Fringillidae of the order Passeriformes. The body length is about 12 cm, and the weight, 12 to 14 g. The plumage is yellowish green with dark streaks. Siskins are distributed in Eurasia; in the USSR they are found in the zone of coniferous forests, in the forests of the Crimea and the Caucasus, and the pine forests of Kazakhstan. In the winter they wander in flocks, particularly along river valleys with thickets of hardwood trees. Siskins usually nest in spruces or pines. The clutch contains four or five eggs, which are incubated by the female for 12 days. Sometimes siskins nest twice in one summer. The diet consists of seeds of coniferous and hardwood trees, particularly alders, and aphids and other tiny insects. Siskins are often kept in cages.

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noun small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak

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