PASSERIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

passeriform (comparative more passeriform, superlative most passeriform)

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

Noun

passeriform (plural passeriforms)

Any bird of the order Passeriformes.

Synonym: passerine

Source: Wiktionary


Pas*ser"i*form, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like or belonging to the Passeres.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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