passerinus
Latin
Etymology
passer (“sparrow”) + -īnus
Adjective
passerīnus (feminine passerīna, neuter passerīnum); first/second declension
- of or fit for a sparrow
- (New Latin) sparrow-like
Derived terms
- Analges passerinus
- Cacomantis passerinus
- Columbina passerina
- Forpus passerinus
- Veniliornis passerinus
References
- passerinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- passerinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette