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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 beak
Familiarity information: SISKIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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