'Carduelis spinus' definitions:
Definition of 'Carduelis spinus'
From: WordNet
noun
Small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak [syn: siskin, Carduelis spinus]
Definition of 'Carduelis spinus'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. [1913 Webster]
- Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite. [1913 Webster]