PASSERINE


Meaning of PASSERINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-sə-ˌrīn ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin passerinus of sparrows, from passer sparrow

Date: 1776

: of or relating to the largest order (Passeriformes) of birds which includes over half of all living birds and consists chiefly of altricial songbirds of perching habits — compare oscine

• passerine noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.