'pine siskin' definitions:
Definition of 'pine siskin'
From: WordNet
noun
Small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn: pine siskin, pine finch, Spinus pinus]
Definition of 'pine siskin'
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]
Definition of 'pine siskin'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]