sittine

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adjective

Of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.

OriginNew Latin sitta ← Ancient Greek σίττη →
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Meanings

adjectivesittine (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparablebiologyOf or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.

    SITTINE BIRDS, OR NUTHATCHES. Birds of small size, having the body short and compact, […]

    1846, William MacGillivray, British Ornithology, page 216
nounsittine (plural sittines)

plural sittines

  1. datedbiologyA nuthatch.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσίττη“nuthatch”
  2. New Latinsitta“the nuthatch”
  3. Englishsittine

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

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APA

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Chicago

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