Serin Definition

sĕrĭn
noun
Any of various small, yellow or yellowish-green Eurasian finches of a genus (Serinus) that includes the canary, esp. a European species (S. serinus)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Serin

Noun

Singular:
serin
Plural:
serins

Origin of Serin

  • French from Old French perhaps from Old Provençal serena a kind of bird from Late Latin sīrēna from Latin sīrēn from Greek seirēn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Serin Sentence Examples

  • Very nearly resembling the canary, but smaller in size, is the Serin (Serinus hortulanus), a species which not long since was very local in Europe, and chiefly known to inhabit the countries bordering on the Mediterranean.

  • The male serin was also still around, but it too made only brief and erratic visits to the Obs garden in the morning.

  • The first serin of the holiday was here and others were heard singing as we drove home.

  • The latter site also produced a typically brief serin in the morning.

  • The views we got allowed us to see the clear facial and rump color differences from the Arabian Serin.

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Words Starting With

SSESER

Words Ending With

NINRIN

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Words Starting With S and Ending With N

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