noun.
Any of several Eurasian or African finches of the genus Serinus having yellow or greenish plumage, especially S. serinus of Europe and northern Africa.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A small fringilline bird of central and southern Europe, the finch Fringilla serinus or Scrinus hortulanus, closely related to the canary.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A European finch (Serinus hortulanus) closely related to the canary.
noun.
Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.
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noun.
any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
Word Usage
"The serin gas attack in the Tokyo subway system, done by a looped out cult with a belief system totally discontected from any serious political or demographic movement."