pyc·no·noti·dae \ˌpiknəˈnäd.əˌdē, -nōd.-\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pycnonotus, type genus (from pycn- + -notus) + -idae : a family of Old World passerine birds consisting of the bulbuls • pyc·no·no·tine\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nōˌtīn\adjective