passerine
英 ['pæsəraɪn; -riːn]
美['pæsə,raɪn]
- adj. 雀形目的
- n. 雀形目鸟
英英释义
- 1. perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
英文词源
- passerine (adj.)
- 1776, from Latin passerinus "of a sparrow," from passer "sparrow," possibly of imitative origin. The noun is 1842, from the adjective.