passeriformadj.

Brit.

/pəˈsɛrᵻfɔːm/,

/ˈpasərᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/pəˈsɛrəˌfɔrm/,

/ˈpæsərəˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin passer , -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin passer sparrow (see Passeres n.) + -iform comb. form, after scientific Latin Passeriformes, order name (A. H. Garrod 1874, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 119).

Ornithology.

Resembling a sparrow in form or structure; spec. of or relating to the order Passeriformes of perching birds. Cf. passerine adj.The term was originally restricted to the songbirds or oscine passerines (see quot. 1890).

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Passeriform, sparrow-like in form or structure; pertaining to oscine Passeres or Passeriformes, or having their characters; passerine in a strict sense.

1932 Wilson Bull. 44 138 This is particularly true of the smaller passeriform species. Larger and heavier birds may have a greater resistance to low temperatures.

1961 Science 28 Apr. 1348/3 Another nonphotogenic subject, the rock pipit.., is the only passeriform bird pictured.

1995 Oecologica 103 337/2 The introduced passeriform birds on the island of Saint Helena.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passeriform
释义	passeriformadj. Brit. /pəˈsɛrᵻfɔːm/, /ˈpasərᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /pəˈsɛrəˌfɔrm/, /ˈpæsərəˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin passer , -iform comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin passer sparrow (see Passeres n.) + -iform comb. form, after scientific Latin Passeriformes, order name (A. H. Garrod 1874, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 119). Ornithology. Resembling a sparrow in form or structure; spec. of or relating to the order Passeriformes of perching birds. Cf. passerine adj.The term was originally restricted to the songbirds or oscine passerines (see quot. 1890). ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Passeriform, sparrow-like in form or structure; pertaining to oscine Passeres or Passeriformes, or having their characters; passerine in a strict sense. 1932 Wilson Bull. 44 138 This is particularly true of the smaller passeriform species. Larger and heavier birds may have a greater resistance to low temperatures. 1961 Science 28 Apr. 1348/3 Another nonphotogenic subject, the rock pipit.., is the only passeriform bird pictured. 1995 Oecologica 103 337/2 The introduced passeriform birds on the island of Saint Helena. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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