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Definition of siskin in English: siskinnounˈsɪskɪnˈsɪskɪn A small songbird related to the goldfinch, with yellow and black in the plumage. Genus Carduelis (and Serinus), family Fringillidae: the North Eurasian (spruce) siskin (C. spinus), with dark-streaked greenish-yellow plumage, and several species in the New World Example sentencesExamples - Niger thistle appeals especially to pine siskins, goldfinches, and purple and house finches.
- Seedeaters such as evening grosbeaks, goldfinches, and pine siskins prefer black oil sunflower and niger thistle.
- After a four-winter absence delightful siskins returned to our garden in 1994.
- Flocks of mixed finches including siskins bounced along the hedges and down to the wooded beck.
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported an outbreak of salmonellosis in pine siskins in the Juneau area last month.
- On my way back to the tent I had a male siskin fly down to a puddle just in front of me.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Middle Dutch siseken, a diminutive related to German Zeisig, of Slavic origin. Definition of siskin in US English: siskinnounˈsɪskɪnˈsiskin A small songbird related to the goldfinch. Genus Carduelis (and Serinus), family Fringillidae: several species, including the pine siskin (C. pinus) of North America, with dark-streaked plumage, notched tail, and touches of yellow on wings and tail Example sentencesExamples - Seedeaters such as evening grosbeaks, goldfinches, and pine siskins prefer black oil sunflower and niger thistle.
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported an outbreak of salmonellosis in pine siskins in the Juneau area last month.
- Niger thistle appeals especially to pine siskins, goldfinches, and purple and house finches.
- Flocks of mixed finches including siskins bounced along the hedges and down to the wooded beck.
- After a four-winter absence delightful siskins returned to our garden in 1994.
- On my way back to the tent I had a male siskin fly down to a puddle just in front of me.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Middle Dutch siseken, a diminutive related to German Zeisig, of Slavic origin. |