oscine vs passeriform bird

passeriform bird vs oscine

oscine and passeriform bird both are nouns.

oscine is an adjective but passeriform bird is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oscine	Yes	Yes	No	No
passeriform bird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, passeriform bird is a hypernym of oscine; that is, passeriform bird is a word with a broader meaning than oscine:

oscine: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
passeriform bird: 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

Other hypernyms of oscine include passerine.

oscine (noun)	passeriform bird (noun)
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus	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

oscine (adjective)	passeriform bird (adjective)
of or relating to the songbirds

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