serin

American  

[ser-in] / ˈsɛr ɪn /

noun

1. a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.

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serin British  

/ ˈsɛrɪn /

noun

1. any of various small yellow-and-brown finches of the genus Serinus, esp S. serinus, of parts of Europe and North Africa See also canary

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Etymology

Origin of serin

1520–30; < Middle French sere ( i ) n; compare Old Provençal serena, sirena bee-eater (a green bird) < Late Latin sīrēna, for Latin sīrēn siren

Example Sentences

But, indeed, Paul," remonstrated another voice, tout comme un serin, "Pet ought to be whipped instead of hugged!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various

—C'est tout comme un serin, said the French student at my side.

From Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Smiley dit d'un air indifferent:—Cela pourrait etre un perroquet ou un serin, mais ce n'est rien de pareil, ce n'est qu'une grenouille.

From Sketches New and Old, Part 1. by Twain, Mark