fringillid

[frin-jil-id]

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adjective

Also frin·gil·line [frin-jil-ahyn, -in] /frɪnˈdʒɪl aɪn, -ɪn/ belonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.

noun

a fringillid bird.

Origin of fringillid

1850–55; < New Latin Fringillidae name of family, equivalent to Latin fringill(a) chaffinch + -idae -id²

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Other traps, however, may be used more successfully for fringilline birds.
Manual of Taxidermy
Charles Johnson Maynard

British Dictionary definitions for fringilline

fringilline

fringillid (frɪnˈdʒɪlɪd)

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Fringillidae, a family of songbirds that includes the finches

Word Origin

C19: from New Latin Fringilla type genus, from Latin fringilla a small bird, perhaps a chaffinch

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