adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the Jynx genus; pertaining to or characteristic of the wryneck. not-comparable, rare

   "This agrees well with the more primitive structural organization of the jyngine brain."

Example

More examples

"This agrees well with the more primitive structural organization of the jyngine brain."

Etymology

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

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