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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