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

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fringilline

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

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 W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Among the rarer fringilline birds on the common were the cirl bunting, bullfinch and goldfinch, the last two rarely seen.

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

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

Spiza, spī′za, n. a genus of fringilline birds, including the United States dickcissel or black-throated bunting, &c.—adj.

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