Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nonpasserine | No | Yes | No | No |
passerine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
nonpasserine (noun) | passerine (noun) |
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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 |
nonpasserine (adjective) | passerine (adjective) |
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relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds | relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds |