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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sis·kin n.  Zool. (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (Spinus 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.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ab·er-de-vine n. Zool. The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Carduelis spinus
      n : small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch [syn: siskin]