Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aberdevine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D.
sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy?.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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}.
Note: The name is applied also to several other related
species found in Asia and South America.
{Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in
the mineral torbernite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The European siskin ({Carduelis spinus}), a small green and
yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
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