sis|kin

sis|kin
sis|kin «SIHS kihn», noun.
any one of a group of small finches, such as a green-and-yellow European finch related to the goldfinch, and the pine siskin of North America.
[probably < Middle Dutch sijsken < Slavic (compare Czech čížek)]

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