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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Siskin \Sis"kin\, noun [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy?.] (Zo["o]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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
siskin
noun: small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch [syn: {Carduelis spinus}]
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