Found 2 items, similar to Carduelis spinus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Carduelis spinus
Carduelis spinus
n : small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch [syn:
siskin]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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 pinefinch (
S. pinus); -- called also
pine siskin
. See
Pinefinch.
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Note: The name is applied also to several other related
species found in Asia and South America.
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Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in
the mineral torbernite.
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Aber-de-vine
\Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The European siskin (
Carduelis spinus), a small green and
yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
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