jyngine

English

Etymology

Formed as the Latin iynx (“wryneck”) + the English -ine (“of or pertaining to; like”), as if after the *Latin jyngīnus. Compare jynx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒaɪn/

Adjective

jyngine (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck.
   • 1988, Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemoslovenicae, volumes 52-3, page 263:

     This agrees well with the more primitive structural organization of the jyngine brain.

References

• “jyngine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.