siskin

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

siskin
    n 1: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
         [syn: {siskin}, {Carduelis spinus}]

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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