单词 | estrildid |
释义 | estrildid /es"tril did/, Ornith. adj. 1. of or pertaining to the family Estrildidae, comprising the grass finches, waxbills, mannikins, and other small finches. n. 2. a bird of the family Estrildidae. Also, estrildine /es"tril duyn', -din/. [ < NL Estrildidae, equiv. to Estrild(a) the type genus (from the Linnaean specific name Astrild < Sw: the god of love, literary coinage based on ON ástareldr lit., love-fire; the bird was appar. so named from its red bill) + -idae -ID2] |
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