spinus tristis spinus pinus • spiny · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · spinus tristis · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer. Synonyms: New World goldfinch, goldfinch, yellowbird, Spinus tristis. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075