passerine

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Synonyms: passerina, kasserine, anserine, passeridae, passerines, passeri, pass line

Antonyms: passerina, kasserine, anserine, passeridae, passerines, passeri, pass line

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|adj1}} Of or relating to the {{taxfmt|Passeriformes|order}} [[order#Noun|order]] of [[perching bird]]s, which are generally [[anisodactyl]], having [[three]] [[toe]]s [[pointing]] [[forward]] and [[one]] [[back]], which [[facilitate]]s [[perch]]ing.
2. {{senseid|en|adj2}}{{lb|en|archaic|chiefly in the [[former]] [[name]]s of some [[bird]]s}}: [[approximately]] the [[size]] of a [[sparrow]].

Noun

1. Any [[bird#Noun|bird]] of the [[order#Noun|order]] {{taxfmt|Passeriformes|order}}, which [[comprise]]s more than [[half#Noun|half]] of all bird [[species]].

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