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passerine是什么意思

passerine

英 ['pæsəraɪn; -riːn] 美 ['pæsə,raɪn]

adj. 雀形目的
n. 雀形目鸟

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.