siskin
A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus,…A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
» Siskins have yellow feathers.
Zeisige haben gelbes Gefieder.
У чижей жёлтые перья.
Meaning
2 sensesA small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.
Examples
2 sentencesSiskins have yellow feathers.
ruУ чижей жёлтые перья.
deZeisige haben gelbes Gefieder.
Siskins have a yellow plumage.
ruУ чижей жёлтое оперение.
deZeisige haben gelbes Gefieder.
Origin
From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zīsec, appFrom dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zīsec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь (compare e.g. Polish czyżyk).
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Forms
plural: siskinsSynonyms
3 synonyms- small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak:Carduelis spinus