siskin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
    Carduelis spinus.

WordNet

Sis"kin noun
Etymology
Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. ✍ The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America.

Webster 1913