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| pas·ser·ine [ pássə rn, pássə rn ] |
adjective |
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relating to perching songbirds: relating or belonging to a group of mainly perching songbirds, which forms the largest order of birds including more than half of all bird species. Order Passeriformes.
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noun (plural pas·ser·ines) |
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passerine bird: any bird that belongs to the passerine order
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| [Late 18th century. < late Latin passerinus "of sparrows" < Latin passer "sparrow"] |
