emberizine
[ em-buh-rahy-zin, -zahyn ]
/ ˌɛm bəˈraɪ zɪn, -zaɪn /
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the subfamily Emberizinae, comprising the buntings, New World sparrows, and related birds.
noun
an emberizine bird.
Origin of emberizine
< New Latin
Emberizinae, equivalent to
Emberiz(a) the bunting genus (< dialectal German; compare Swiss German
Ämerzen, Imbrütze; Old High German
amarzo, amirzo, hypocoristic forms of
amaro (> German
Ammer bunting), short for
*amarofogal literally, emmer-bird; see
emmer,
yellowhammer) +
-inae
-inae
Words nearby emberizine
ember,
ember day,
ember days,
ember goose,
ember week,
emberizine,
embezzle,
embezzlement,
embiid,
embiotocid,
embitter