Aberdevine

//ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 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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eurasian siskinsiskinsiskin

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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.)

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eurasian siskinspinus spinus

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