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Passerine
Pronunciation : Pas"ser*ine
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the Passeres. The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. Sydney Smith.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pas"ser*ine
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One of the Passeres.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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