siskin

== English == === Etymology === From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zīsec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь (compare e.g. Polish czyżyk). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪskɪn/ Rhymes: -ɪskɪn === Noun === siskin (plural siskins) A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus. Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus. ==== Synonyms ==== (Spinus spinus): aberdevine, Eurasian siskin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: sisgyn ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Carduelinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Spinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === See also === serin === Anagrams === kiss-in, kissin', nkisis, siniks