PASSERINE

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

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Etymology

Noun

passerine (plural passerines)

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

Synonym: passeriform

Synonyms

• See passerine

Adjective

passerine (not comparable)

Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

Anagrams

• arsepines, parenesis

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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