passerine (adj.)

  1. relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds

    passerine (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: passeriform bird ]

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