carduelis spinus

3 definitions found

carduelis spinus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D.
     sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[zdot].] (Zool.)
     (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus,
         or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine.
     (b) The American pinefinch (Spinus 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]

  Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zool.)
     The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and
     yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
     [1913 Webster]

carduelis spinus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Carduelis spinus
      n 1: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
           [syn: siskin, Carduelis spinus]