timeliineadj.
/tʌɪˈmiːlɪʌɪn/, U.S. /taɪˈmiliaɪn/ Ornithology (now rare).
Belonging to or characteristic of the songbird genus Timelia or the subfamily Timeliinae (now called Timalia and Timaliinae). Cf. Timelia n.
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timeliine1878
timelian1896
1874 Ibis Jan. 89 (Cass. Supp.) Description of a new Timaliine bird from West Africa.]
1878 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878 281 The remarkable species Dasycrotapha speciosa, a new type of Timeliine genus.
1898 Field 12 Apr. 518 The concave Timeliine shape of the wing..is reckoned of little worth.
1940 Condor 42 276 An exception to the normal avian condition of monogamy takes a different form in the timeliine bird Yuhina brunneiceps.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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