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1. Relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds

1. 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
   - passeriform bird

Derived forms: passerines

See also: nonpasserine

Type of: bird

Antonym: nonpasserine

Part of: order Passeriformes, Passeriformes

Encyclopedia: Passerine