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passerine

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpæsəˌraɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pas′ər in, -ə rīn′, -ə rēn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pas•ser•ine  (pas′ər in, -ə rīn′, -ə rēn′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Birdsof, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
  2. Birdsoscine (def. 1).

n. 
  1. Birdsany bird of the order Passeriformes.
  • Latin passerīnus of a sparrow, equivalent. to passer sparrow + -īnus -ine1
  • 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
passerine /ˈpæsəˌraɪn; -ˌriːn/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Passeriformes, an order of birds characterized by the perching habit: includes the larks, finches, crows, thrushes, starlings, etc
 n
  1. any bird belonging to the order Passeriformes
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin passer sparrow
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