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.

Words nearby fringillid

fringe-toed lizard, fringed gentian, fringed orchis, fringed polygala, fringehead, fringillid, 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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Examples from the Web for fringilline

Other traps, however, may be used more successfully for fringilline birds.
Manual of Taxidermy|Charles Johnson Maynard

British Dictionary definitions for fringilline

fringilline

fringillid (frɪnˈdʒɪlɪd)

/ (frɪnˈdʒɪlaɪn, -ɪn) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for fringilline

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

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