sittine
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin sitta (“the nuthatch”), from Ancient Greek σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch”) + -ine.
Adjective
[edit]sittine (not comparable)
- (zoology, dated) Of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
- 1846, William MacGillivray, British Ornithology, page 216:
- SITTINE BIRDS, OR NUTHATCHES. Birds of small size, having the body short and compact, […]
References
[edit]- “sittine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.