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Webster 1913 Edition

Passerine

Pas′ser-ine

,
Adj.
[L.
passerinus
, fr.
passer
a sparrow.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the
Passeres
.
The columbine, gallinaceous, and
passerine
tribes people the fruit trees.
Sydney Smith.

Pas′ser-ine

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
One of the
Passeres
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Passerine

P`ASSERINE

,
Adj.
[L. passer, a sparrow.] Pertaining to sparrows, or to the order of birds to which sparrows belong, the Passeres.

Definition 2024

passerine

passerine

English

Noun

passerine ‎(plural passerines)

  1. Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.

Synonyms

  • See Wikisaurus:passerine

Translations

Adjective

passerine ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

Anagrams

Translations

Etymology

Latin passerinus ‎(“of sparrows”), from passer + -inus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæsərən/, /ˈpæsəriːn/, /ˈpæsəraɪn/

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