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passeriform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
passer-i-form
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

Any bird of the order Passeriformes.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more passeriform (comparative) most passeriform (superlative) passeriforms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

passerine

Synonyms

passerine

Questions

What does passeriform mean?
Of or pertaining to a sparrow; sparrow-like; bird-like.
Where does passeriform come from?
From Latin passer (“sparrow”), + -iform. Borrowed from translingual Passeriformes in the taxonomic sense.

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