- S pinus
- Siskin Sis"kin, n. [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}.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. [1913 Webster]
{Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
