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Word entry · 6 letters

siskin

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"Small finch"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪskɪn/Part of speech nounSorted iiknssStarts with SEnds with N1 clues
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6 letters
"Small finch"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (SISKIN).

Definitions

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

Word origin

From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zīsec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь (compare e.g. Polish czyżyk).

Used in a sentence

  • I sat there on a bench in dappled shade, beside an aviary full of brightly feathered finches and siskins fluttering about.

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