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jyngine

/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒaɪn/

jyngine adjective: of or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck.

Adjective

jyngine (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of 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 of jyngine

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

Questions about jyngine

What does jyngine mean?
Jyngine means of or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck.
What part of speech is jyngine?
Jyngine is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jyngine?
Jyngine is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒaɪn/.

Words near jyngine in the dictionary

  1. Jyeshta
  2. Jyles
  3. jymold
  4. jyng
  5. jynges
  6. jyngine
  7. jynx
  8. Jyothis
  9. Jyoti
  10. jyotirlinga
  11. jyotirlingas

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