Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Finch-like; fringillaceous or fringilliform; in a restricted sense, of or pertaining to the Fringillinæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the family
Fringillidæ ; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Pertaining to the
family Fringillidae , the truefinches .
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W cygnine swan W anatine duck 1862-1893 dacelonine kingfisher W OOsW didine dodo 1885 OW avine bird 1881 OW falconine falcon OW buteonine buzzard fringilline finch 1874 -
reesetee commented on the word fringilline
Of or pertaining to finches.
February 12, 2008
vendingmachine commented on the word fringilline
"The housesparrow, Passer domesticus, a fringilline bird of Europe, which has been imported and naturalized in America, Australia, and other countries."
May 5, 2022