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sittine

sittine adjective: of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.

Adjective

sittine (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of 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

Noun

sittine (plural sittines)

  1. (dated) A nuthatch.

Forms of sittine

pluralsittines

Origin of sittine

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

Questions about sittine

What does sittine mean?
Sittine means of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
What part of speech is sittine?
Sittine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sittine in the dictionary

  1. sittid
  2. sittids
  3. Sittig
  4. Sittigs
  5. sittin'
  6. sittine
  7. sittines
  8. sitting
  9. sitting about
  10. sitting around
  11. sitting back

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