- fringilline
- a. like a finch; belonging to finch family of birds.♦ fringillaceous,♦ fringilliform,♦ fringilloid, a. finch- like.
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Fringilline — Frin*gil line, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the family {Fringillid[ae]}; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fringilline — /ˈfrɪndʒəlaɪn/ (say frinjuhluyn), / in/ (say een) adjective belonging or relating to the Fringillidae, the finch family, which includes the sparrows, canaries, linnets, etc., as well as various finches. {Latin fringilla kind of bird + ine1} …
fringilline — fringillˈid, fringillˈiform or fringillˈine adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑fringillaceous … Useful english dictionary
Finch — Taxobox name = True finches | image width = 250px image caption = Fringilla coelebs (chaffinch), male regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Fringillidae familia authority = Vigors,… … Wikipedia
Acanthis linaria — Linnet Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alauda arborea — Lark Lark, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[=e]rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l[ a]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus {Alauda} and allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alauda arvensis — Lark Lark, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[=e]rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l[ a]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus {Alauda} and allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alauda cristata — Lark Lark, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[=e]rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l[ a]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus {Alauda} and allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown linnet — Linnet Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calamospiza melanocorys — Lark Lark, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[=e]rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l[ a]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus {Alauda} and allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
