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

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

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

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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

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)

The song of the male is very pleasing, the voice having more depth and mellowness than is usual with the smaller fringilline singers, which, as a rule, have thin, reedy, and tremulous notes.

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