aberdevine
- aberdevine
- 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.
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aberdevine — noun Alternate name for the siskin … Wiktionary
aberdevine — alternate name for the siskin Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
aberdevine — n. Siskin (Carduelis spinus, Fringilla spinus) … New dictionary of synonyms
aberdevine — ab·er·de·vine … English syllables
aberdevine — n. siskin … Dictionary of difficult words
aberdevine — … Useful english dictionary
Animal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Animal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 animal animal animal kingdom Sgm: N 1 fauna fauna Sgm: N 1 brute creation brute creation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 beast beast brute creature … English dictionary for students
Carduelis spinus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pine siskin — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
