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serin (ser′in)

noun

any of various small, yellow or yellowish-green Eurasian finches of a genus (Serinus) that includes the canary, esp. a European species (S. serinus)

Etymology: Fr, prob. < OProv serena, bee-eater, a green bird < LL sirena, for L siren, siren

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