| 单词 | serin finch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasserin finch In early use: (perhaps) the canary, Serinus canaria. In later use: any of several other Old World finches of the genus Serinus (family Fringillidae), typically having yellowish or greenish plumage with dark streaks; spec. the small S. serinus of central and southern Europe and the Mediterranean (also more fully serin finch). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > serinus serinus (serin) serin1530 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Serinus > serinus canaria (canary) serin1530 canary bird1562 Canary finch1608 canary1622 sugar-bird1688 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Serinus serin1793 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 269/2 Seryne a byrde, serin. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 31 The grene serene sang sueit. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 265 It [sc. the Citril] differs from the Siskin and Serin, 1. In its ash-coloured Neck [etc.]. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xi. 242/2 The Himgryll, or Serin: The Bill thick and sharp pointed,..the Head yellow. 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 296 Serin F[inch]. 1793 J. Leslie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Birds IV. 3 The Serin. Brisson. It is the Fringilla Serinus of Linnæus, and the Serin Finch of Latham. 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VII. 142 Other species [of Fringilla], more or less greenish, bear the names of Serins or Siskins. 1855 Frank Leslie's N.Y. Jrnl. 1 170/2 The mule between the canary and the serin finch..cannot be distinguished from the common grey or green canary. 1894 R. B. Sharpe Hand-bk. Birds Great Brit. I. 53 A small Serin (S. pusillus) with a red forehead. 1932 Discovery Jan. 24/2 The seeds of the horrible weed ‘Black Jack’ are eaten by a serin-finch. 1972 I. Newton Finches ii. 57 Many people associate the Serin with Mediterranean towns and villages. 2005 Daily Tel. 26 July 3/5 Serin: a small finch which, were it a little warmer, could establish itself as a garden bird. < as lemmas |
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