siskin
Plural: siskins
Noun
- small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
- A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
- Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.
- pl. -S a Eurasian finch
Origin / Etymology
From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zīsec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь (compare e.g. Polish czyżyk).
Synonyms
Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin, aberdevine
Scrabble Score: 10
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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