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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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4 words match “FRINGILLINE”

FRINGILLINE a.
Pertaining to the family Fringillidæ; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike.
FRINGILLACEOUS a.
Fringilline.
LINNET n.
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also g…
LONGSPUR n.
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (or Plectrophanes), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus), the chestnut-colored longspur (C. ornatus), and other species, inhabit the United States.