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siskin definition

sis·kin (sis′kin)

noun

  1. a Eurasian finch (Carduelis spinus) with yellow-green plumage and black markings
  2. pine siskin

Etymology: via Fl or Du < Ger zeischen, dim. of zeizig < Czech čížek, dim. of číž (akin to Pol czyz, Russ čiž), of echoic orig.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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