Aberdevine
/ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch. dialectal, obsolete
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Synonyms
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Etymology
Attested since the mid 1700s, of obscure origin. Richard Coates suggests that it may derive from Welsh aderyn and draenog with substantial phonological modifications. (The alternative form aber-de-vine shows re-interpretation as a French compound with de.)