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siskin

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪskɪn/

Definition of siskin

noun

a small songbird related to the goldfinch, with yellow and black in the plumage.
- 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