oscine bird vs passerine

passerine vs oscine bird

oscine bird and passerine both are nouns.

oscine bird is not an adjective while passerine is an adjective.

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

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

oscine bird: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
passerine: 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 bird include passeriform bird.

oscine bird (noun)	passerine (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 bird (adjective)	passerine (adjective)
	relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds

Difference between oscine bird and passerine

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