sittine

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

sittine (not comparable)

1. (zoology, dated) Of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
   • 1846, William MacGillivray, British Ornithology, page 216:

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

References

• “sittine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• nitties, sitient, tiniest