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n. - Any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe.

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  • The rubber workers - serin-gueiros, they're called - had to rise two hours before dawn.
  • Notable endemics found here include the yellow-throated serin and Prince Ruspoli's turaco.
  • Soldiers are not just learning about nerve agents, they're learning specifically about serin gas.
  • It is much more balanced and comfortable but I don't believe it protects against serin gas or anthrax.
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