Jyngine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪndÍ¡Ê’aɪn/

Origin

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

Full definition of jyngine

Adjective

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.