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

Serin was sin-binned for cynically slowing a Warriors attack down and, from the resulting penalty, Glasgow were awarded a penalty try when an ominous rolling maul was hauled to ground.

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Esin Serin, policy fellow at LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, said the budget increase was a "welcome and necessary step".

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Serin went off injured at the break but he'd done more than enough damage in the 40 minutes he played.

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Serin's conversion make it 7-0 and the Scots were spooked.

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The 39-year-old Italian legend scored between two Baptise Serin tries as the French side cruised to a 21-0 lead at the break.

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