Reference meaning
passerine
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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
Related source terms
passeriform bird
Other meanings
2. adjective
relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
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