passerine
Of or relating to the Passeriformes order of perching birds, which are generally…Of or relating to the Passeriformes order of perching birds, which are generally anisodactyl, having three toes pointing forward and one back, which facilitates perching.
» Grackles are passerines.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to the Passeriformes order of perching birds, which are generally anisodactyl, having three toes pointing forward and one back, which facilitates perching.
воробьинообразныеvorobʹinoobraznyje
(archaic, not comparable)Approximately the size of a sparrow.
- relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
Examples
1 sentencesGrackles are passerines.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Adjective sense 1 is borrowed from New Latin Passer (“bird genus”) (from Latin passer (“spAdjective sense 1 is borrowed from New Latin Passer (“bird genus”) (from Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly (in the sense of spreading out wings)”)) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).
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