Passerine Definition & Meaning
passerine
- adjective
- relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
- noun
- 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
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- What does passerine mean?
- relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds 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
- What part of speech is passerine?
- Passerine is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does passerine have?
- Passerine has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).