EMBERIZINE

Meaning of EMBERIZINE in English

adjective

see emberiza

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

EMBERIZINE — /em'beuh ruy"zin, -zuyn/ , Ornith. adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the subfamily Emberizinae, comprising the buntings, New World sparrows, …
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YELLOWHAMMER — /yel"oh ham'euhr/ , n. 1. a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow. …
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SONG SPARROW — a small emberizine songbird, Melospiza melodia, common in North America. [ 1800-10, Amer. ]
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SPARROW — any of a number of small, chiefly seed-eating birds having conical bills. The name sparrow is most firmly attached to …
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