"siskin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪskɪn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-siskin.wav Forms: siskins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪskɪn Etymology: From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zisec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь (compare e.g. Polish czyżyk). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Sisschen}} German Sisschen, {{der|en|gmh|zisec}} Middle High German zisec, {{der|en|sla-pro|*čižь}} Proto-Slavic *čižь, {{cog|pl|czyżyk}} Polish czyżyk Head templates: {{en-noun}} siskin (plural siskins)
  1. A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
    Sense id: en-siskin-en-noun-fDBdzC6u
  2. Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus. Categories (lifeform): True finches
    Sense id: en-siskin-en-noun-YLFO-k38 Disambiguation of True finches: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Spinus spinus): aberdevine, Eurasian siskin Derived forms: black-chinned siskin, pine siskin, spruce siskin Related terms: Carduelinae, Spinus, serin
Disambiguation of 'Spinus spinus': 54 46

Inflected forms

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