sittine,n.anda.Ornith.|ˈsɪtaɪn| [f.mod.L. Sittinæ.] a.n. A member of the Sittinæ, a sub-family of the Linnæan genus Sitta. b.adj. Of or pertaining to this family (Imp. Dict. 1882). 1829Griffith tr.Cuvier VII. 345 The Sittines..differ only in having the bill a little more compressed.