minurio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

mĭnūrĭo or mĭnurrio, 4, v. n. [μινυρίζω],

to twitter, to chirp, to coo , said of singing birds (post-class.): palumbes minurriunt (al. minarriunt), Spart. Get. 5: prognem inter asseres minurientem, Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med. ; cf. the foll. art.