siskin
siskin
noun
noun
- a small songbird related to the goldfinch, with yellow and black in the plumage
燕雀，金翅雀 - Genus Carduelis (and Serinus), family Fringillidae: the North Eurasian spruce siskin (C. spinus), with dark-streaked greenish-yellow plumage, and several species in the New World
红金翅属（及丝雀属），燕雀科：北欧亚的黄雀（拉丁名C. spinus），有深色斑纹的绿黄色羽毛，在新大陆有数种
- mid 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch siseken, a diminutive related to German Zeisig, of Slavic origin
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