English Explanatory Dictionary

passeriform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a sparrow; sparrow-like; bird-like.
noun
  1. Any bird of the order Passeriformes.

Word forms

passeriform more passeriform most passeriform passeriforms

Etymology

From Latin passer (“sparrow”), + -iform. Borrowed from translingual Passeriformes in the taxonomic sense.

Synonyms

passerine

Related words

passerine
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