fringillid
[ frin-jil-id ]
/ frɪnˈdʒɪl ɪd /
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.
Nearby words
- fringed,
- fringed gentian,
- fringed orchis,
- fringed polygala,
- fringehead,
- fringilline,
- fringing forest,
- fringing reef,
- frink,
- frio
Origin of fringillid
1850–55; < New Latin Fringillidae name of family, equivalent to Latin fringill(a) chaffinch + -idae -id2
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