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serin
CIDE DICTIONARY
serin, n. [F. serin.].
A European finch (Serinus hortulanus ) closely related to the canary. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
serin, n. any small yellow Mediterranean finch of the genus Serinus, esp. the wild canary S. serinus.
Etymology
F, of uncert. orig.
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