Serin

n. type of small finch that is related to the canary (native to Europe and northern Africa)

The genus Serinus is a large genus of birds in the finch family Fringillidae found mostly in the Afrotropical region with some outlying species in Europe and Asia. The genus contains several species groups including canaries, citrils, seedeaters and the African siskins. The majority of species are small to medium sized birds with green and yellow, often streaky plumage though there are a few notable exceptions.
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Noun
1. any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe
(hypernym) finch
(member-holonym) Serinus, genus Serinus

n. serine, amino acid derived from vitamins B-6 and niacin (required for metabolism of fats, muscle development and a healthy immune system)

n. canary