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Webster 1913 Edition


Poecile

Pœ′ci-le

,
Noun.
Same as
Poicile
.
{

Poi′ci-le

, or

Pœ′ci-le

}
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] (sc. [GREEK]); cf. L.
poecile
.]
The frescoed porch or gallery in
Athens
where
Zeno
taught.
R. Browning.

Definition 2024


Poecile

Poecile

See also: poecile

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Poecile m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Paridae.

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276