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Definition of Siskins

Siskin
Siskin Sis"kin, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy?.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite.

Meaning of Siskins from wikipedia

- The Siskins, officially the Siskin Exhibition Flight, were a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aerobatic flying team that was established in 1929 at Camp...
- their growth. By the time of winter, even first-year siskins predominately eat seeds. Pine siskins can survive in very cold temperatures. The metabolic...
- Look up siskin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The name siskin when referring to a bird is derived from an adaptation of the German dialect words sisschen...
- Stayner Siskins, a Canadian junior ice hockey team Waterloo Siskins, a Canadian junior ice hockey team Siskin (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse Siskin Children's...
- greenfinch or the European serin. The Eurasian siskin, in many plumages, is a bright bird. Adult male Eurasian siskins are bright green and yellow with a black...
- ****tive clade of neotropical siskins in the genus Spinus sensu lato. There are 11 subspecies, including the Santa Cruz hooded siskin (S. m. santaecrucis) of...
- The Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins (or commonly known as KW Siskins) are a junior ice hockey team based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western...
- in a tree. Red siskins eat seeds and are highly gregarious. When they were more numerous, they formed semi-nomadic flocks. This siskin has been illegally...
- The Antillean siskin (Spinus dominicensis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae, and the only species of the genus Spinus found in the Caribbean...
- Several Siskins were also entered in various air races. The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a development of the Siddeley-Deasy S.R.2 Siskin designed...