icterine, a. Zool.
(ˈɪktəraɪn)
[f. icter-us + -ine.]
a. Yellowish; esp. having yellow scales or plumage. b. Belonging to the family Icteridæ or sub-family Icterinæ of American passerine birds (typical genus Icterus: see icteric A. 2).
| 1855 Mayne Expos. Lex., Icterinus,..yellow, or yellowish, as the Cypræa icterina: icterine. 1884 Athenæum 15 Nov. 628/2 An icterine warbler (Hypolais icterina) killed in Norfolk. |