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aberdevine

US/ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/

aberdevine noun: the Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.

Noun

aberdevine (plural aberdevines)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
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aberdevine meaning in Tamil

aberdevine in Tamil

குறும்புள்

Forms of aberdevine

pluralaberdevines
alternative formaberdavine
alternative formaberduvine
alternative formabadavine

Origin of aberdevine

Attested since the mid 1700s, of obscure origin. Richard Coates suggests that it may derive from Welsh aderyn and draenog with substantial phonological modifications. (The alternative form aber-de-vine shows re-interpretation as a French compound with de.)

Questions about aberdevine

What does aberdevine mean?
Aberdevine means the Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
What is aberdevine in Tamil?
Aberdevine in Tamil is குறும்புள். See Aberdevine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aberdevine?
Aberdevine is a noun.
How do you pronounce aberdevine?
Aberdevine is pronounced /ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of aberdevine?
The plural of aberdevine is aberdevines.

Words near aberdevine in the dictionary

  1. Aberdeen terriers
  2. Aberdeens
  3. Aberdeenshire
  4. Aberdene
  5. Aberdesach
  6. aberdevine
  7. aberdevines
  8. Aberdon
  9. Aberdonian
  10. Aberdonians
  11. Aberdour

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aberdevine (page history and authors); aberdevine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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