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serin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsɛɹɪn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: finch

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French serin.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نُغَر (nuḡar) — bird
  • Bulgarian: диво канарче (divo kanarče) — bird
  • Catalan: gafarró — bird
  • Czech: zvonohlík — bird
  • Dutch: kanarie — bird
  • Esperanto: serino — bird
  • Finnish: keltahemppo — bird
  • French: serin — bird
  • Galician: xirín — bird
  • German: Girlitz — bird
  • Hebrew: בַּזְבּוּז (bazbuz) — bird
  • Ido: serino — bird
  • Italian: verzellino — bird
  • Polish: kulczyk — bird
  • Portuguese: chamariz — bird
  • Romanian: scatiu — bird
  • Russian: канаре́ечный вьюро́к (kanaréječnyj vʹjurók) — bird
  • Spanish: verdecillo — bird