Definition of Passerine. Meaning of Passerine. Synonyms of Passerine

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Definition of Passerine

Passerine
Passerine Pas"ser*ine, a. [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Passeres. The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. --Sydney Smith.
Passerine
Passerine Pas"ser*ine, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Passeres.

Meaning of Passerine from wikipedia

- A p****erine (/ˈpæsəraɪn/) is any bird of the order P****eriformes (/ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz/; from Latin p****er 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes...
- Near p****erines and higher land-bird ****emblage are terms of traditional, pre-cladistic taxonomy that have often been given to tree-dwelling birds or those...
- Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae The bee-eaters are a group of near p****erine birds in the family Meropidae. They are characterized by richly colored...
- Interspecific brood parasitism evolved twice independently in the order P****eriformes, in the cowbirds (genus Molothrus) and in the family Viduidae. Instead...
- A raven is any of several larger-bodied p****erine bird species in the genus Corvus. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus...
- medium-sized insectivorous p****erines which hunt by flycatching. Order: P****eriformes   Family: Laniidae Shrikes are p****erine birds known for their habit...
- This is a list of all birds recorded in the wild in the Korean Peninsula and its islands. Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae The loons migrate to Korea...
- Edwards, Scott V. and John Harshman. 2013. P****eriformes. Perching Birds, P****erine Birds. Version 06 February 2013 (under construction). http://tolweb...
- The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a p****erine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic. The carrion crow was...
- medium-sized p****erine birds restricted to the New World. Order: P****eriformes   Family: Oriolidae The orioles are medium-sized p****erines, mostly with...