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siskin.

A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɪskɪn/UK
  1. A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.

  2. Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.

Where this word comes from

From 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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