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SISKIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does siskin mean? 

SISKIN (noun)
  The noun SISKIN has 1 sense:

1. small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beakplay

  Familiarity information: SISKIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SISKIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carduelis spinus; siskin

Hypernyms ("siskin" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)


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