A migratory bird.
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From Latin passerīnus of a sparrow, equivalent to passer sparrow:
circa 1770-80.
Sundial and Hourglass
“A micro-epic . . . I don’t think this term has ever previously been used in a literary context, certainly not for a series of micropoems handled in this way; and so, for me, not only the name, but the form itself – a mosaic structure, allowing for celerity and/or dwelling when reading – constitutes something of a genuine formal démarche.”