passerine

passerine — * * * passerine [ pasrin ] n. f. • passerin adj. « qui ressemble au moineau » 1611; lat. passer, eris « moineau » → passereau 1 ♦ Plante (daphnoïdés) appelée communément langue de moineau, herbe à l hirondelle, proche de la daphné. 2 ♦ (1775)… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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Passerine — Pas ser*ine, a. [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Passeres. [1913 Webster] The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

passerine — zool. 1. adj. воробьиный; относящийся к воробьиным 2. noun птицаиз отряда воробьиных …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Passerine — Pas ser*ine, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Passeres. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

passerine — 1> зоол. воробьиный, относящийся к воробьиным или воробьям …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Passerine — Taxobox name = Passerines fossil range = Early Eocene (Wangerripian) to Recent image width = 250px image caption = House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis =… …   Wikipedia

passerine — adjective Etymology: Latin passerinus of sparrows, from passer sparrow Date: 1776 of or relating to the largest order (Passeriformes) of birds which includes over half of all living birds and consists chiefly of altricial songbirds of perching… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

passerine — /pas euhr in, euh ruyn , euh reen /, adj. 1. of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching. 2. oscine (def. 1). n. 3. any bird of the order… …   Universalium

passerine — 1. noun /ˈpæsərən,ˈpæsəriːn,ˈpæsəraɪn/ a) A large order (Passeriformes) of birds, comprising more than half of all bird species. b) A bird member of the Passeriformes order. 2. adjective /ˈpæsərən,ˈpæsəriːn,ˈpæsəraɪn/ Of,… …   Wiktionary