passeriform

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adjective

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

Similar
passerine
OriginLatin passer ← translingual Passeriformes →
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Meanings

adjectivepasseriform (comparative more passeriform, superlative most passeriform)

comparative more passeriform · superlative most passeriform

  1. Of or pertaining to a sparrow; sparrow-like; bird-like.
nounpasseriform (plural passeriforms)

plural passeriforms

  1. Any bird of the order Passeriformes.

    Synonyms: passerine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny bird of the order Passeriformes.

Similar
passerine
Also see
passerine

Origin

  1. translingualPasseriformes
  2. Latinpasser“sparrow”
  3. Englishpasseriform

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

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APA

passeriform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passeriform

MLA

“passeriform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passeriform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passeriform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passeriform.

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