passerine Ornithology

passerine Ornithology
passerine Ornithology ['pasərʌɪn, -ri:n]
adjective denoting birds of a large order (Passeriformes) distinguished by having feet adapted for perching and including all songbirds.
noun a passerine bird.
Origin
C18: from L. passer 'sparrow' + -ine1.

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