jyngine

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/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒaɪn/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck.

OriginLatin iynx →
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Meanings

adjectivejyngine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareOf or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck.

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

    1988, Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemoslovenicae, volumes 52-3, page 263

Origin

  1. Latiniynx“wryneck”
  2. Englishjyngine

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

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APA

jyngine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jyngine

MLA

“jyngine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jyngine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jyngine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jyngine.

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