different between passerine vs wheatear

English

Etymology

Latin passerinus (“of sparrows”), from passer + -inus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæs???n/, /?pæs??i?n/, /?pæs??a?n/

Noun

passerine (plural passerines)

1. Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.

   Synonym: passeriform

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:passerine

Translations

Adjective

passerine (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

Translations

Anagrams

• arsepines, parenesis

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?t???/, /?wi?t???/

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Probably a back-formation from Middle English whit ers (“white arse”), after the prominent white rump of many species. Compare dialect forms white rump, white-tail. Possibly a compound of wheat +? ear or white +? ear. Attested since the seventeenth century as wheat-ears or wheatgear.

Noun

wheatear (plural wheatears)

1. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,
   1. especially, the northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Synonyms

• clodhopper, fallow-chat, fallow-smiter

Derived terms

• northern wheatear

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• “wheatear”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Etymology 2

From Middle English whete-ere, equivalent to wheat +? ear.

Noun

wheatear (plural wheatears)

1. An ear of wheat.
2. A decorative pattern resembling an ear of wheat.

Anagrams

• Haweater, aweather, taraweeh