fringillaceousadj.
Pertaining to the finches (Webster 1864). frinˈgillide n. [anglicized singular form of modern Latin fringillidae] a bird of the finch family. frinˈgilliform adj. [-iform comb. form] finch-like ( Cent. Dict.). frinˈgilline adj. [-ine suffix1] of or pertaining to the finches.
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fincha700
spinkc1425
thistle-finch1589
thistlewarp1598
grosbeak1678
fringillide1853
thistle-bird1872
thistle-feeder1904
spinkie1911
the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [adjective] > of or relating to the finches
fringilline1874
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlii. 390 That familiar little fringillide, the snow-bird.
1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 163 The Lark Bunting is one of the most singularly specialized of all our fringilline forms.
1893 W. H. Hudson Idle Days Patagonia I. 15 The finest voiced of all the fringilline birds.
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adj.1853