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siskins

siskins is the plural of siskin.

Meaning of siskin

Noun

siskin (plural siskins)

  1. A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
    • I sat there on a bench in dappled shade, beside an aviary full of brightly feathered finches and siskins fluttering about.2001, WG Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, Austerlitz, Penguin, published 2011, page 2
  2. Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.

Phrases with siskins

Questions about siskins

What is siskins the plural of?
Siskins is the plural of siskin.

Words near siskins in the dictionary

  1. Siska
  2. Siskas
  3. siskin
  4. Siskind
  5. Siskinds
  6. siskins
  7. siskiwit
  8. siskiwits
  9. Siskiyou
  10. Siskiyou County
  11. Siskiyou mat

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