sittine

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English

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Etymology

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From New Latin sitta (the nuthatch), from Ancient Greek σίττη (síttē, nuthatch) + -ine.

Adjective

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sittine (not comparable)

  1. (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, []

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