 passerine |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds | |
| Related terms: | nonpasserine | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | passeriform_bird | |
| Related terms: | bird sparrow tyrannid lyrebird scrubbird broadbill oscine wren Passeriformes | |
| Similar spelling: |
Passerina |
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