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jyngine

jyngine

English

Adjective

jyngine ‎(not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck.
    • 1988, Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemoslovenicae, volumes 52–3, page 263:
      This agrees well with the more primitive structural organization of the jyngine brain.

References

  • jyngine at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒaɪn/

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