aberdevine

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US/ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/US/ˈæb.ɚ.dəˌvaɪn/

noun

The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:aberdevine.”

OriginWelsh aderyn →
First used mid-18th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounaberdevine (plural aberdevines)

plural aberdevines · alternative aberdavine · alternative aberduvine · alternative abadavine

  1. dialectalobsoleteThe Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.First known use mid-18th c.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:aberdevine.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eurasian siskinsiskin

Origin

  1. Welshaderyn
  2. Englishaberdevine

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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APA

aberdevine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberdevine

MLA

“aberdevine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberdevine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aberdevine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberdevine.

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