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单词 passeriform
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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).
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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).
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