emberizine
[ em-buh-rahy-zin, -zahyn ]
/ ˌɛm bəˈraɪ zɪn, -zaɪn /
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adjective
belonging or pertaining to the subfamily Emberizinae, comprising the buntings, New World sparrows, and related birds.
noun
an emberizine bird.
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Origin of emberizine
First recorded in 1900–05; from New Latin Emberizinae, equivalent to Emberiz(a) the bunting genus, from dialectal German, from Old High German amarzo, amirzo, pet names or diminutives of amaro (becoming German Ammer “bunting”), short for amarofogal (unattested), literally, “emmer-bird”; see origin at emmer, yellowhammer,-inae
Words nearby emberizine
embellishment, ember, Ember day, Ember days, ember goose, emberizine, Ember week, embezzle, embezzlement, embiggen, embiid
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Example sentences from the Web for emberizine
Serological relationships of Carpodacus with the richmondenine-emberizine-thraupid assemblage.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. StallcupWithin the richmondenine-emberizine-thraupid assemblage, Junco and Zonotrichia constitute a sub-group apart from the others.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. StallcupSpiza, serologically, is closely related to all species of the richmondenine-emberizine-thraupid assemblage.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup