fringilline

British  

/ -ɪn, frɪnˈdʒɪlaɪn, frɪnˈdʒɪlɪd /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of fringilline

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

Example Sentences

Serin, ser′in, n. a small fringilline bird like the canary.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

It is very abundant on the Rio Negro, especially in the immediate neighbourhood of the Carmen settlements, for, like the Chingolo and other fringilline species, it is beneficially affected by cultivation.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Serinus, sē-rī′nus, n. a genus of birds of the fringilline family, including canaries.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The robin, the little bird "with the red stomacher," would be there for the customary crumbs at meal-time, and many dainty fringilline pensioners would keep him company.

From Birds in Town and Village by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Sparrow, spar′ō, n. an Old World genus of birds of fringilline family.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various