HyperDic: passerine

English > 2 senses of the word passerine:
ADJECTIVEpertpasserinerelating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
NOUNanimalpasserine, passeriform birdperching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch
English > passerine: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaningrelating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds.
Oppositenonpasserinerelating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds
Nounspasserineperching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch
English > passerine: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningperching 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.
Synonympasseriform bird
Member ofPasseriformes, order Passeriformeslargest order of birds comprising about half the known species
Narrowerbroadbillsmall birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
lyrebirdAustralian bird that resembles a pheasant
oscine, oscine birdpasserine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
scrubbird, scrub-bird, scrub birdsmall fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
sparrow, true sparrowAny of several small dull / dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
tyrannidA passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
wren, jenny wrenAny of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails
Broaderbirdwarm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishpaseriforme
Catalanpasseriforme
Adjectivesnonpasserinerelating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds
passerinerelating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds

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