Definition of Serin

1. Noun. Any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe.

Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Genus Serinus, Serinus

Definition of Serin

1. n. A European finch (Serinus hortulanus) closely related to the canary.

Definition of Serin

1. Noun. Any of various small finches in the genus ''Serinus'', with largely yellow plumage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Serin

1. a European finch [n -S]

Medical Definition of Serin

1. A European finch (Serinus hortulanus) closely related to the canary. Origin: F. Serin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serin

series
series circuit
series circuits
series original
serif
serifed
seriffed
serifs
serigraph
serigrapher
serigraphers
serigraphies
serigraphs
serigraphy
serin (current term)
serine
serine-glyoxylate aminotransferase
serine-pyruvate aminotransferase
serine-tRNA ligase
serine-type D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase
serine carboxypeptidase
serine deaminase
serine dehydrase
serine diazoacetate
serine endopeptidase
serine protease
serine protease inhibitor
serine proteinase inhibitors
serine proteinases

Literary usage of Serin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Gustav Mann, Walther Löb, Henry William Frederic Lorenz, Robert Wiedersheim, William Newton Parker, Thomas Jeffery Parker, Harry Clary Jones, Sunao Tawara, Leverett White Brownell, Max Julius Louis Le Blanc, Willis Rodney Whitney, John Wesley Brown, Wi (1906)
"serin was discovered by ... which is partly due to the great difficulty of its preparation.4 serin occurs also in gelatine to the extent of, at least, ..."

2. Chemistry of the Proteids by Gustav Mann (1906)
"serin was discovered by ... which is partly due to the great difficulty of its preparation.4 serin occurs also in gelatine to the extent of, at least, ..."

3. Chemistry of the Proteids by Gustav Mann (1906)
"serin was discovered by ... which is partly due to the great difficulty of its preparation.4 serin occurs also in gelatine to the extent of, at least, ..."

4. Inheritance in Canaries by Charles Benedict Davenport (1908)
"The whole series as given by Hervieux is as follows : serin gris serin gris aux pattes blanches serin blond doré serin blond aux duvets serin gris à queue ..."

5. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"The Proper Name of the West African serin.—The bird figured and described from Cuba by d'Orbigny as Linaria caniceps was without any reason whatever ..."

6. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"serin'., fol.153, L Again: These loaves, being large, became a jocular measure for the height of any very diminutive person : Her face was wan, ..."

7. The Monthly Magazine by Richard Phillips (1798)
"... Time» Appreciation of Money, according to a serin of Interval« of CO UUGH EVELYN, Bart. FRS and AS ay be taken for the Integer, ..."

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