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fringillid
[ frin-jil-id ]
adjective
- Also ´Ú°ù¾±²Ô·²µ¾±±ô·±ô¾±²Ô±ð [] belonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.
noun
- a fringillid bird.
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fringillid1
1850–55; < New Latin Fringillidae name of family, equivalent to Latin fringill ( a ) chaffinch + -idae -id 2
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Siskin, sis′kin, n. a genus of perching birds belonging to the family Fringillid�, the true finches.
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Finch, finsh, n. a name applied to many Passerine birds, esp. to those of the genus Fringilla or family Fringillid�—bullfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, &c.—adjs.
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All fringillid nests that I found are indicated and the territorial boundaries of the Seaside Sparrows are shown.
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Two views of a model illustrating serological relationships among fringillid and related birds.
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It is suggested that Spiza is a primitive richmondenine closely related to the ancestral fringillid stock.
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