Category:Passerine

Pas"ser*ine, a. Etym: [l. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (zoöl.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the passeres. The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit Trees. Sydney smith.

Passerine Pas"ser*ine, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the passeres.