What is the meaning of passerine?

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.

adjective

  • Relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds. .
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
14
 
|15 years ago|460 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). passerine. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/passerine/definitions/1180410
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "passerine" http://smartdefine.org/passerine/definitions/1180410 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, passerine, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/passerine/definitions/1180410>.
MLAWordNet. "passerine" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/passerine/definitions/1180410>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)