passerine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

passerine (plural passerines)

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

French: passerine (fr) f
Spanish: paseriforme (es) m

Adjective

passerine (not comparable)

Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

Translations

relating to a passerine

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

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

Anagrams

arsepines, parenesis

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