Found 2 items, similar to Passerine.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: passerine passerine adj : relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds [ant: nonpasserine] n : 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 [syn: passeriform bird]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Passerine Passerine \Pas"ser*ine\, a. [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Passeres. [1913 Webster] The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] Passerine \Pas"ser*ine\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Passeres. [1913 Webster]