释义 |
ˈvireonine, n. and a. [f. L. vireōn-, vireo (see prec.) + -ine.] a. n. A vireo or bird related to this. b. adj. Characteristic of the vireo and related birds.
1878Coues Birds Colorado Valley 484 The genus Icteria is still associated by some leading ornithologists with the Vireonines. Ibid. 523 The nest is always built after the usual Vireonine style of architecture. |