Obs. rare–1. [ad. mod.L. ligurīnus, app. a subst. use of L. Ligurīnus Ligurian.] ? Some fringilline bird.
1572. Bossewell, Armorie, II. 105. A Ligurine’s head rassed vert, bearing a thistel Or…. The birde Ligurinus feedeth muche vpon thistles.
