passerine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæsəɹən/, /ˈpæsəɹiːn/, /ˈpæsəɹaɪn/

Noun

passerine (plural passerines)

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

   Synonym: passeriform

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:passerine

Translations

any bird of the order Passeriformes

• Czech: pěvec (cs)
• Finnish: varpuslintu
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• French: passerine (fr) f
• Spanish: paseriforme (es) m

Adjective

passerine (not comparable)

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

Translations

relating to a passerine

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: varpus- (fi), varpuslintu-, varpuslintujen (fi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• arsepines, parenesis