Passerine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
  2. oscine (def. 1).
noun
  1. any bird of the order Passeriformes.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Passeriformes, an order of birds characterized by the perching habit: includes the larks, finches, crows, thrushes, starlings, etc
noun
  1. any bird belonging to the order Passeriformes
    Passerine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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