serin
/ˈserɪn/noun
1- a small Eurasian and North African finch related to the canary, with a short bill and typically streaky plumage丝雀, 金丝雀。
1.1
- Genus Serinus, family Fringillidae: several species, in particular the European serin (S. serinus).丝雀属, 雀科:数种, 尤指欧洲金丝雀(拉丁名S. serinus)。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a canary): from French, canary, of unknown ultimate origin.