Passerine

Meaning

Adj

●

In Perching birds:

Of or

to the Passeriformes order of

, which are

(“having three

forward and one back, which

”).

●

Chiefly in the

of some

:

the

of a sparrow.

Noun

●

In Perching birds:

Any

of the order Passeriformes, which

more than

species.

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Origin

passerine

English

passerinus

Latin

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