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fringillid
[ frin-jil-id ]
/ frɪnˈdʒɪl ɪd /
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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.
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Origin of fringillid
1850–55; <New Latin Fringillidae name of family, equivalent to Latin fringill(a) chaffinch + -idae-id2
Words nearby fringillid
fringed orchis, fringed polygala, fringehead, fringe-toed lizard, fringe tree, fringillid, fringilline, fringing forest, fringing reef, Frink, Frio
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How to use fringillid in a sentence
Siskin, sis′kin, n. a genus of perching birds belonging to the family Fringillid, the true finches.
Two additional views of the model shown in fig. 22 illustrating serological relationships among fringillid and related birds.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. StallcupTwo views of a model illustrating serological relationships among fringillid and related birds.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. StallcupIt is suggested that Spiza is a primitive richmondenine closely related to the ancestral fringillid stock.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup