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passerine
CIDE DICTIONARY
passerine, a. [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.].
Of or pertaining to the Passeres . [1913 Webster]
"The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees." [1913 Webster]
passerine, n.
One of the Passeres . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
passerine, n. & adj.
--n. any perching bird of the order Passeriformes, having feet with three toes pointing forward and one pointing backwards, including sparrows and most land birds.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this order.
2 of the size of a sparrow.
--n. any perching bird of the order Passeriformes, having feet with three toes pointing forward and one pointing backwards, including sparrows and most land birds.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this order.
2 of the size of a sparrow.
Etymology
L passer sparrow
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