pine siskin

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pine siskin
    n 1: small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn:
         {pine siskin}, {pine finch}, {Spinus pinus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D.
   sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[zdot].] (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}.
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   Note: The name is applied also to several other related
         species found in Asia and South America.
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   {Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in
      the mineral torbernite.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pinefinch \Pine"finch`\ (p[imac]n"f[i^]nch`), n. (Zool.)
   (a) A small American bird ({Spinus spinus} syn. {Chrysomitris
       spinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}, and {American
       siskin}.
   (b) The pine grosbeak.
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