siskin

Any of several small finches, such as Spinus spinus, a greenish-yellow finch of Eurasia and northern Africa, or the pine siskin of North America.

A small fringilline bird, Chrysomitris (or Spinus) spinus, related to the goldfinch, inhabiting the temperate parts of the Palearctic region; the aberdevine or blackheaded thistlefinch; the tarin.

A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); — called also aberdevine.

The American pinefinch (S. pinus); — called also pine siskin. See pinefinch.

a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite.

A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis Spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus.

Any of various similar birds in the genera Carduelis and Serinus.

small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak