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passeriform

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Etymology

From Latin passer (“sparrow”), +‎ -iform. Borrowed from translingual Passeriformes in the taxonomic sense.

Adjective

passeriform (comparative more passeriform, superlative most passeriform)

  1. Of or pertaining to a sparrow; sparrow-like; bird-like.

Noun

passeriform (plural passeriforms)

  1. Any bird of the order Passeriformes.
    Synonym: passerine

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