fringillid
[ frin-jil-id ]
/ frɪnˈdʒɪl ɪd /
adjective
Also frin·gil·line
[frin-jil-ahyn, -in] /frɪnˈdʒɪl aɪn, -ɪn/
belonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.
noun
a fringillid bird.
Origin of fringillid
1850–55; < New Latin
Fringillidae name of family, equivalent to Latin
fringill(a) chaffinch +
-idae
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