ALL meanings of passerine
pas·ser·ine
P p - adjective passerine of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching. 1
- adjective passerine oscine (def 1). 1
- noun passerine any bird of the order Passeriformes. 1
- adjective passerine of, relating to, or belonging to the Passeriformes, an order of birds characterized by the perching habit: includes the larks, finches, crows, thrushes, starlings, etc 0
- noun passerine any bird belonging to the order Passeriformes 0
- adjective passerine of or pertaining to an order (Passeriformes) of small or medium-sized, chiefly perching songbirds having grasping feet with the first toe directed backward: more than half of all birds are included 0
- noun passerine any such bird 0