passerine adjective & noun. ['pasǝrʌɪn] L18.
[formed as PASSERES + -INE¹.]
Ornithology.
A. adjective.
1. Of or pertaining to the large cosmopolitan order Passeriformes of birds with feet adapted for perching, including crows, finches, swallows, thrushes, warblers, etc. L18.

2. Of about the size of a sparrow. rare. L19.
b. noun. A passerine bird. M19.

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