/frin jil"id/ , adj.
1. Also, fringilline /frin jil"uyn, -in/ belonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.
n.
2. a fringillid bird.
[ 1850-55; Fringillidae name of family, equiv. to L fringill ( a ) chaffinch + -idae -ID 2 ]