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Noun: passeriform bird
  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
    - passerine

Derived forms: passeriform birds

Type of: bird, birdie [informal]

Part of: order Passeriformes, Passeriformes

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passenger vehicle
passe-partout
passer
Passer
Passer domesticus
Passer montanus
passerby
passer-by
Passeres
Passeridae
passeriform bird
Passeriformes
Passerina
Passerina cyanea
passerine
Passero
Passero Cape
pass-fail
passible
Passiflora
Passiflora edulis