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passerine

pas·ser·ine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pas-er-in, -uh-rahyn, -uh-reen]
    • /ˈpæs ər ɪn, -əˌraɪn, -əˌrin/
    • /ˈpæ.sə.raɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-er-in, -uh-rahyn, -uh-reen]
    • /ˈpæs ər ɪn, -əˌraɪn, -əˌrin/

Definitions of passerine word

  • adjective passerine of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching. 1
  • adjective passerine oscine (def 1). 1
  • noun passerine any bird of the order Passeriformes. 1
  • adjective passerine 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 0
  • noun passerine any bird belonging to the order Passeriformes 0
  • adjective passerine of or pertaining to an order (Passeriformes) of small or medium-sized, chiefly perching songbirds having grasping feet with the first toe directed backward: more than half of all birds are included 0
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Origin of passerine

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; < Latin passerīnus of a sparrow, equivalent to passer sparrow + -īnus -ine1

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Parts of speech for Passerine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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passerine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • oriole

    any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.

  • antbird

    any of various dull-coloured South American passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, such as Hylophylax naevioides (spotted ant bird), that typically feed on ants

  • becard

    any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.

  • bird of paradise

    A bird of paradise is a songbird which is found mainly in New Guinea. The male birds have very brightly coloured feathers.

  • broadbill

    any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae, of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill

  • cardueline

    of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
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