Also, frin⋅gil⋅line /frɪnˈdʒɪlaɪn,-ɪn/Show Spelled Pronunciation[frin-jil-ahyn,-in]Show IPAbelonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.
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a fringillid bird.
Origin: 1850–55; < NL Fringillidae name of family, equiv. to L fringill(a) chaffinch + -idae-id2