passerine
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
passerine, passeriform bird
(noun) perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
Source: WordNet® 3.1
passerine (plural passerines)
Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.
Synonym: passeriform
• See passerine
passerine (not comparable)
Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.
• arsepines, parenesis
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"ser*ine, a. Etym: [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Passeres. The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. Sydney Smith.
Pas"ser*ine, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Passeres.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
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