passerine

passerine meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

Synonyms of passerine

• passeriform
• perching bird

Antonyms

• nonpasserine

Forms of passerine

Origin of passerine

Adjective 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’). Adjective sense 2 is borrowed from New Latin passerinus (“bird species”) + English -ine. Passerinus is derived from Latin passerīnus (“of or fit for sparrows”), from passer (“sparrow”) (see above) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The noun is borrowed from New Latin Passerinae (“former order of birds”), a calque of French passereaux, the plural of passereau (“sparrow; passerine (bird of the order Passeriformes)”), from Latin passer (“sparrow”) (see above) + -eau (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns, specifically the names of young animals). Cognates * French passerin (“sparrowlike”) (obsolete), Provençal French passerine (“passerine whitethroat, a bird from order Passeriformes”)

Words formed from passerine

• nonpasserine

Questions about passerine

What does passerine mean?

Passerine means 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.

What is passerine in Tamil?

Passerine in Tamil is பாசரிபாரம்சு என்றழைக்கப்படும், மரக்கிளைகளில் வந்து அடையும், ஓய்வெடுக்கும் பறவையினத்திலுள்ள ஓர் பறவை. See Passerine meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is passerine?

Passerine can be an adjective or a noun.

How do you pronounce passerine?

Passerine is pronounced /ˈpæsəɹaɪn/ (UK).