fringillid
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of fringillid
1850–55; < New Latin Fringillidae name of family, equivalent to Latin fringill ( a ) chaffinch + -idae -id 2
Example Sentences
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Two views of a model illustrating serological relationships among fringillid and related birds.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
It is suggested that Spiza is a primitive richmondenine closely related to the ancestral fringillid stock.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
All fringillid nests that I found are indicated and the territorial boundaries of the Seaside Sparrows are shown.
From Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima by Glen E. Woolfenden
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