passerine
IPA: pˈæsɝˈini
noun
- Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.
adjective
- Of or relating to the Passeriformes order of perching birds, which are generally anisodactyl (“having three toes pointing forward and one back, which facilitates perching”).
- (archaic) Chiefly in the former names of some birds: approximately the size of a sparrow.
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Examples of "passerine" in Sentences
- Finches are seed eating passerine birds.
- Songbirds are a subgroup of passerine birds.
- Bulbuls are short necked slender passerines.
- Akepa is a passerine bird endemic to Hawaii.
- A group of small, insectivorous passerine birds.
- Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- A shrike is a passerine bird of the family Laniidae.
- He specialises in the identification of passerine birds.
- Barbets are near passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill.
- The mangrove finch is part of the family Emberizidae or the passerine family.
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